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Maraschino (pronounced as in Italian: mahr-ah-SKEE-noh, IPA: /maraˈskino/) is a bittersweet, clear liqueur flavored with Marasca cherries, which are grown in Torreglia (near Padua in Northern Italy), around the Dalmatian city of Zadar in Croatia. It is one of the very few liqueurs in the world produced by distillation.

The liqueur's distinctive flavor comes from the Marasca cherry, and the crushed cherry pits lend an almond-like flavor to Maraschino. Honey is also part of the ancient recipe. The distillate is allowed to mature for two years in Finnish ash vats (this wood does not lend its colour even after many years of maturing), and is then diluted and sugared. It is typically bottled in a straw-coated bottle.

The liqueur has been made sinced the Middle Ages in Zara (as it was named Zadar until 1945). It was a typical product of the Italian Dalmatia. After the destruction of the city of Zara in the Second World War, the original factories were closed or they moved to Italy.

Although Maraschino cherries are traditionally preserved in maraschino liqueur, today most maraschino cherries are made using artificial ingredients and are non-alcoholic.

Historical Maraschino brands

Maraschino Luxardo (1821)
Distilleria Romano Vlahov
Fabbrica Maraschino Drioli (1759-1943)[1]
Fabbrica Maraschino Stampalia

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 It is typically bottled in a straw-coated bottle.
-The liqueur has been made sinced the [[Middle Ages]] in [[Zadar]] ([[Zara]] as it was named [[Zadar]] 15th - 20th centuries). It was an authentic Croatian product which got the world reputation in Austrian Dalmatia. After the [[bombing of Zara in World War II|destruction of the city of Zara]] in the [[Second World War]], the original factories were closed. A new factory has been established in Zadar - [http://www.maraska.hr Maraska] Zadar. Maraska Zadar has improved a rich palette of various liquors, brandies, fruit syrups and juices  and especially its brand - “Maraschino Zadarski”, still produced at present on the traditional recapture from the early 16th century, in the city where it has been originated – Zadar. [http://www.maraska.hr/engleski/e_povijest.html]
+The liqueur has been made sinced the [[Middle Ages]] in [[Zara]] (as it was named [[Zadar]] until [[1945]]). It was a typical product of the Italian Dalmatia. After the [[bombing of Zara in World War II|destruction of the city of Zara]] in the [[Second World War]], the original factories were closed or they moved to Italy.
 Although [[Maraschino cherry|Maraschino cherries]] are traditionally preserved in maraschino liqueur, today most maraschino cherries are made using artificial ingredients and are non-alcoholic.
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 * Distilleria Romano Vlahov
 * Fabbrica Maraschino Drioli (1759-1943)[http://www.studimpresa.vi.it/a_30_IT_17_1.html]
-* Maraska Zadar [http://www.maraska.hr/]
 * Fabbrica Maraschino Stampalia
+==See also==
-=See also==
 * [[Marasca cherry]]
 * [[Maraschino cherry]]
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 *[http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/302 Maraschino cherry]
 *[http://www.dalmatia.it/dalmazia/cielo/l/indexen.htm The destruction of the Maraschino factories in the Second World War]
-*[http://mastrovicbrodaricazadar.blog.hr/arhiva-2006-11.html]
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