Luxardo Cherry Sangue Morlacco 70cl
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A very posh cherry liqueur from Luxardo, made using sour Marasca cherries and aged for two years in oak vats. Nicknamed 'Sangue Morlacco' (Morlacco's Blood) by Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1919 in honour of the Morlaccos - warriors who fought for the Republic of Venice against the Turks. Great served in a Blood & Sand or Singapore Sling cocktail or just on its own with a cube of ice.
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_x005F_x000D_Luxardo cherry liqueur was renamed with the curious name of Sangue Morlacco (Morlacco blood) by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1919, at the time of the Fiume military expedition, due to its dark red colour (the word Morlacco derives from the name of a proud people of the Dalmatian hinterland who defended the borders of the Republic of Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries).
_x005F_x000D_Served neat, at room temperature or with ice, as an after-dinner drink. As a cocktail ingredient. Over wild berries or vanilla ice-cream as a dessert
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_x005F_x000D_Spirit BrandLuxardoCountryItalyVolume (cl)70ABV (% vol)30Liqueur StyleFruitFlavourCherry
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_x005F_x000D_Good body, very rounded on the palate. Quite different from normal cherry-brandies, both through the intensity of the cherry's typical taste (here decidedly enhanced), and through the surprising expansion of the after-taste, which makes it priceless when combined with pure chocolate.
