Guides and tasting notes

Cocktail Cherries Explained: Luxardo Maraschino Cherries vs the Bright Red Kind

Why a Luxardo Maraschino cherry is a different thing from the bright red candied kind, how Luxardo makes them from its own marasca cherries, and how to use them in cocktails and desserts.

Limoncello Explained: Italian and Australian, and How to Serve It

What limoncello is and how it is made, what is actually protected about Sorrento and Amalfi lemons, how the Italian bottles (Luxardo, Limonio, Distilleria Negroni) differ from the Australian ones (Cello, Three Foxes, Canberra Distillery), two Australian bottles that bend the category (Autonomy Bitter Limoncello, 5Nines Gincello), and how to serve it.