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Luxardo From Padova, Italy
Luxardo is Italy’s premier liqueur and original cherry producer, creating essential ingredients for modern and classic cocktails. Founded in 1821 by Girolamo Luxardo, the company is still family-owned and operated.
Luxardo.itLuxardo is Italy’s premier liqueur and original cherry producer, creating essential ingredients for modern and classic cocktails. Founded in 1821 by Girolamo Luxardo, the company is still family-owned and operated.
Luxardo.itThe Beginning of Maraschino
Luxardo is a family-owned company founded in Zara, a port city on the Dalmatian coast of what is now Croatia. Girolamo Luxardo, a Genovese businessman, and his wife, Maria Canevari, moved to Zara in 1817. It was Maria who began perfecting “rosolio maraschino,” a liqueur produced in Dalmatian convents since medieval times from special maraschino cherries. Canevari’s liqueur was of such high quality that it gained the attention of connoisseurs, and her husband founded the Luxardo Distillery in 1821 to produce her original Maraschino. Not long afterwards, the Emperor of Austria awarded the Luxardo liqueur the highest honor “Privilegiata Fabbrica Maraschino Excelsior.” The distillery remained under the family’s control and prospered by exporting the liqueur to aficionados around the world. The Maraschino liqueur became an essential cocktail ingredient internationally, and is found in classics such as the Last Word, Martinez and Hemingway cocktails of the late 19th and early 20th century. The distillery also expanded to create other fruit-based and herbal liqueurs such as Bitter, Limoncello and Amaro Abano.
Relocation to Italy
In 1913, Michelangelo Luxardo built the most modern and massive distillery in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This building survived World War I; but was ultimately destroyed in World War II by Anglo-American bombings. Only one member of the fourth generation, Giorgio Luxardo, survived the World War II invasion and fled to Italy. Escaping with only a cherry sapling, Giorgio crossed the Adriatic Sea to the Veneto region of northeast Italy and reconnected with a colleague who had saved the Luxardo recipe book. Armed with the surviving tools and a desire to reestablish his family’s legacy, Giorgio chose the small Veneto city of Torreglia to rebuild the distillery in 1946. At this new home, Luxardo restored its extensive product line of Italian liqueurs and continued to export the products to markets around the world. Luxardo continues to produce Maraschino to Maria Canevari’s original recipe, as it was written down in 1821. Today, Luxardo is operated by Franco Luxardo of the family’s fifth generation, along with members of the sixth and seventh generations.
Luxardo
seventh generation family-owned
Established in 1821 by Girolamo Luxardo and still entirely owned by the same founding family, Luxardo is one of the oldest European firms producing liqueurs and spirits. Transferred from Zara to Torreglia (Padova) in 1947 due to the consequences of the Second World War, Luxardo is a place where centuries old traditions meet cutting edge production methods. Today, three generations work together to continue Girolamo's legacy.
Luxardo Products
PRODUCTS BY LIQUOR
Gin
Liqueur
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Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
The legendary Luxardo Maraschino follows the original recipe from 1821, and requires four years to produce. The result is a timeless ingrediant used in great classic and modern cocktails
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Luxardo Cherry "Sangue Morlacco" Liqueur
Named after the “Morlaccos”, historic warriors of Dalmatia, this product is made entirely from Luxardo cherry juice that rests in oak for nine months to undergo a natural fermentation into a "cherry wine"
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Luxardo Amaretto
A classic almond-flavored liqueur with a fragrant aroma and well-rounded taste
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Luxardo Apricot Liqueur
An infusion of apricots aged in oak for three months
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Luxardo Limoncello
Made using Luxardo’s time-honored production methods using lemon peels, pulp & juice
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Luxardo Triplum
This is the Luxardo version of a triple sec. It is distilled from three types of citrus peels: mandarin, sweet oranges and bitter oranges with orange blossoms and then aged in Finnish ash wood. Certified Kosher.
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Luxardo Amaro Abano
A medium bitter that is infused with wild herbs sourced from the Euganean Hills near Luxardo
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Luxardo Aperitivo
Well-balanced infusion of citrus, gentian, rhubarb & other herbs
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Luxardo Bitter
First made in 1885, this classic aperitif is well-suited for use in sparkling & Negroni cocktails
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Luxardo Bitter Bianco
A revival of Luxardo’s original 1930’s recipe, this clear aperitif-style liqueur is made from an infusion of herbs and spices no artificial coloring.
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Luxardo Sambuca Dei Cesari
Sambuca is Italy's national anise-based liqueur, and Luxardo Sambuca is an exquisite and well-balanced example. Luxardo Sambuca is produced with the infusion of Chinese star anise. Certified Kosher.
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Luxardo Fernet
A strong bitter amaro made through the prolonged infusion of 15 herbs & spices
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Luxardo Espresso Liqueur
Luxardo espresso liqueur is ultra-premium coffee liqueur made from a blend of beans sourced from Brazil, Columbia, and Kenya. Perfect for an espresso martini or fantastic drank neat or on the rocks as an after-dinner treat.
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88 Points
Luxardo Bitter Bianco
Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2020Silver
Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020