Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur

Not what I expected. Smells herbal, almost medicinal. Taste is floral, almost like the white goo from dandelions. And it's sweet, obviously. It doesn't really give me cherries which I'm fine with. I don't think it's going to overpower my drinks, because it's weird but tasty.

While the nose is nothing but a hardcore ch-ch-cherry bomb, both sweet hard candy and tart juice, the palate is almost too complex for what it should be. The entry starts with flowers: violet, honeysuckle, and even a little mint. Then after that, a *very* subtle hint of alcohol introduces what can only be described as sugar water, with a level of sweetness that even the most discerning hummingbird would scoff at. However, the midpalate continues to develop with a hint of rose, and then finishes with saccharine cherry candy, and finally, of course, maraschino cherry. This stuff is WAY too sweet for a normal drink on a normal day, and despite its subtle floral complexities, should only really be paired with copious amounts of gin (at minimum). I also greatly enjoy a dash of this in bourbon, and paired with dark chocolate.