ISO Luxardo Gourmet Maraschino Cherries in toronto

[bellywizard]

I'm looking for "genuine" maraschino cherries - not the bright red kind.
I understand a few brands make them, usually called Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.
Does anybody know where I can get these in Toronto (preferably downtown)?
Thanks!

[kolcun]

I also had these at the Library Bar at the Royal York - they're amazing.
I picked up a jar of them for $14 at Alimento on Brant at King.

[Coxswain]

Thanks! Will let folks know and also add it to my Xmas list!

[Coxswain]

Rather late here, but I just had a cocktail at theLibrary Bar at the Fairmont Royal York which uses Luxardo and they get them right from Italy as they have not sourced them in the city. I've not checked the places on Danforth so who knows. The waiter told me that at least one bakery on College uses them so they must have a supplier as well short of having someone back home mail them over. I'm totally hooked and must find them!

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The Fairmont Royal York
100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J, CA

[currycue]

I'd be interested to try these if you find a source. Right now, I enjoy using Amarena Fabbri from Italy instead. So much better than those gross bright red ones.

[JennaBean]

That's my pref as well. I get them at William Sonoma at a rather silly price - $35 per bottle!

[currycue]

Wow! I've seen smaller bottles at Italian grocery stores (such as Jimmy's or Vincenzo's on Danforth) for around $9.

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Vincenzo's
740 Belmont Ave W, Kitchener, ON N2M1P2, CA

[JennaBean]

Ahhhhhh! I will have to look for them when this jar is done. This is a really big jar so they last for sometime but I tend to use a lot of them during the holidays for baking and drinks.

[millygirl]

My friend got our jar of Luxardo cherries at Kegworks.com. I don't think they were cheap by any means but she was very happy with the site and customer service. In fact she purchased a wicker wine carryall which broke and they replaced it no questions asked. Rare these days.

[chowow]

I also love the Amarena Fabbri cherries. They're usually quite hard to find too, but I saw them just yesterday at the Highland Farms in Mississauga.

[bellywizard]

Great ideas - I'll have a look in Little Italy, and maybe a couple other Italian shops. Wholefoods too? I'll let you know if I find anything. Otherwise, online shopping it is!

[bellywizard]

Another way of asking this might be -
Do you know of any high-end "bar supply shops" in TO?
?

[millygirl]

A friend gave me this exact jar as a hostess gift recently. She purchased them online, I will ask her where she got them from and get back to you.

Apparently once you've had these you never want the crappy kind again. I have not opened it up yet however Manhattan weather is just around the corner.

[Wahooty]

In a word, no. Good bar supplies are incredibly difficult to find in Toronto. Your cherries are, however, Italian, so I would try looking in the Italian stores around town like the ones currycue mentions. Or try the Spirits board if you're interested in making your own cocktail cherries - it's pretty easy to do.