GundyGang1
Well-Known Member
Anyone ever use Luxardo cherries, or any nicer cherry, for a beer? What did you discover? How much did you use?
Luxardo Cherries
- Thread starter GundyGang1
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk:
Nicole Collins
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2018
- Messages
- 1
- Reaction score
- 0
How about Morello Cherries from Trader Joe's?
The Morellos froom TJ's really are pretty good and those Italian ones are fabulous. If you want them for a particular alcoholic drink, you could pour out the liquid from the TJ ones, replace it with the appropriate booze, and let it sit for at least a week or so.
I buy fresh sour cherries during their brief season and put them up in jars, some with vodka + sugar and some with brandy, and use them in desserts and give them out as gifts over the holiday season. But I have also used various cherries in a jar for things like cherries jubilee-- either the TJ's, Italian ones or the brand called (I think https://cookingtimejournal.com/...-your-cocktails ) Oregon than comes in cans.
The Morellos froom TJ's really are pretty good and those Italian ones are fabulous. If you want them for a particular alcoholic drink, you could pour out the liquid from the TJ ones, replace it with the appropriate booze, and let it sit for at least a week or so.
I buy fresh sour cherries during their brief season and put them up in jars, some with vodka + sugar and some with brandy, and use them in desserts and give them out as gifts over the holiday season. But I have also used various cherries in a jar for things like cherries jubilee-- either the TJ's, Italian ones or the brand called (I think https://cookingtimejournal.com/...-your-cocktails ) Oregon than comes in cans.
Zombie thread, but I do love Luxardo cherries. Never occurred to me to use them in a beer. They have a deep, concentrated flavor and aren't as sweet as maraschinos which might make them perfect for a rich stout. They are packed in Marascas liqueur which gives them their signature flavor, I'd dump the whole jar into an RIS, I would imagine they compliment the smooth espresso/chocolate flavors of Carafa III quite well.
