Your bar’s secret weapon. Even though many people haven’t heard of Maraschino liqueur, a home bar just isn’t complete without it. And trust us, you don’t want your bar to be missing out on this surprising liqueur made from sour Marasca cherries (found almost exclusively on the coast of Croatia) and crushed cherry pits, which give it a subtle bitter almond flavor. The cherries are distilled much like brandy, and later combined with cane syrup, then aged and filtered. The resulting complex spirit has NOTHING to do with the florescent red, puckeringly sweet cherries plunked into motel bar cocktails, but can make many of them better. Try it in old-fashioned drinks like a Beachcomber or Hemingway Daiquiri.