maraschino

Preserved cocktail garnish

Maraschino refers to a sweet liqueur distilled from marasca cherries, or more commonly to the bright red preserved cherries used as cocktail garnishes and dessert toppings: a Manhattan with a maraschino, ice cream sundaes topped with maraschino cherries.

The cherries sold in jars are typically dyed and sweetened, bearing little resemblance to the original Italian preparation.

cherry

glacé

Coated in sugar glaze

stemmed · stone fruit · bright red · jar · ice cream · fruit cocktail · Shirley Temple · Manhattan · amaretto · commercial

sweetness

syrupy

Excessively sweet or sentimental

preserved · sticky · cloying · confectionery · bright · artificial · neon · processed · commercial · nostalgic

garnish

cocktail

Mixed alcoholic beverage

sundae · whipped cream · cupcake · fruit salad · parfait · banana split · presentation · finishing touch · colorful · festive

liqueur

Croatian

Of a Balkan republic

cordial · aperitif · digestif · bitters · mixology · bartender · Italian · spirits · infusion · aromatic

Categories
Opposites
processing/preservation

maraschinofresh

Newly made, not stale

raw · unprocessed · fresh fruit · farm-fresh · unpickled

authenticity/naturalness

maraschinonatural

Not artificially produced

authentic · artisanal · organic · unadulterated · pure

processing/naturalness

maraschinofresh fruit

Bing cherry · sour cherry · wild cherry

Phrases
Family

maraschinos, maraschino cherry, maraschino cherries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G