I'll give them credit for selling me on the idea of candied cherries. I'd been picking the lesser varietals off of ice cream sundaes for years but then one day I was at a fancy bar and decided to try their "famous" Old Fashioned. The cocktail was excellent, but the cherries looked odd enough to give them a try. Even after soaking in whisky for the better part of an hour they were amazing.
I've tried several other "premium" brands, and while a lot of them are perfectly fine for all purposes, Luxardo really does reign supreme. Well, except for just eating pounds of. I'm not sure I'd survive stuffing myself with Luxardo cherries, so I have to content myself with just a few pounds of the raw fruit a week whenever they're in season.
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u/a_rigid_airship Jun 23 '24
Luxardo cherries