He also adds a cinnamon stick, some slices of fresh citrus and a little syrup from a jar of Luxardo marasca cherries. From Wordnik.com. [A Cocktail for What Ails You] Reference
It seems that the terms are sometimes interchangeable as the marasca is where the original 'preserved' maraschino derived from?. From Wordnik.com. [At My Table] Reference
That's because the "maraschino" in the Floridita recipe is not a processed cherry but, rather, a colorless liqueur made from marasca cherries grown on Italy's Dalmatian coast. From Wordnik.com. [Hemingway's Daiquiri] Reference
This wasn't the first time that maraschino -- a clear and relatively dry liqueur made in Italy and Croatia from marasca cherries -- has caused confusion and frustration among readers. From Wordnik.com. [When the Liquor Store Is No Help] Reference
The marasca cherry doesn't grow well outside its homeland and has long been replaced by other varieties for maraschino cherries, mostly sweet as far as I can tell, which is probably why bitter almond flavour is used, to mimic the sour taste. From Wordnik.com. [At My Table] Reference
I found through dictionary.com that maraschino is a cordial or liqueur made from the Italian wild marasca cherry and that cherries preserved in this liqueur were the first maraschino cherries recorded in around 1820 though this process of preserving the marasca cherries was far older than that. From Wordnik.com. [At My Table] Reference
Ciccio, the marasca, the bitter cherry, was standing on the edge of the crowd, looking on. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Girl] Reference
Perhaps our writer meant the marasca cherry?. From Wordnik.com. [At My Table] Reference
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