Maraschino Cherry
A maraschino cherry is a preserved cherry, brined then steeped in sugar syrup and often dyed bright red, prized for its sweet, glossy garnish appeal rather than for adding real flavour complexity. Higher-end versions use less dye and more natural cherry character. It is one of the most recognizable cocktail garnishes.
Common uses
- garnish for shaken and built cocktails
Buying & storage
A few days: Good for a few days refrigerated, then noticeably duller. Worth planning a second drink around rather than throwing away.
Buying: look for brands using natural cherries and less artificial dye for a more genuine flavour
Storage: refrigerate after opening the jar
Before it goes
Use up maraschino cherry
Ranked by how much of it each drink uses and how little else it needs — the ones at the top will not send you back to the shop.
- Shirley Temple
Also needs ginger ale, grenadine.
- Roy Rogers
Also needs cola, grenadine.
Recipes
Cocktails containing this ingredient
Garnish
Cocktails garnished with maraschino cherry
These recipes don't mix it in — they finish with it, which is usually where its aroma does the most work.
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