Luxardo • Amaretto Di Saschira

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 this is a classic refined almond liqueur with a velvety taste and a fragrant almond aroma. The amaretto di saschira is distinguished from its competitors due to its slight dryness and a hint of vanilla.