I opened the jar and was immediately awed by the dark, almost-black color of the cherries and their juice. They look nothing like traditional maraschino cherries. And to my joy, they taste nothing ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson Luxardo has made a better mousetrap that's filled with maraschino cherries instead of cheese. Each jar of deep red, practically black, beauties sports a juicy origin story to boot.

There are many different types of cherry, including maraschino, griotte and Morello cherries, from which kirsch and Black Forest gâteaux are made. Look out for telltale punnets of deep red ...

According to purdys.com, the Cordial Cherry was introduced by the company’s founder, Richard Carmon Purdy more than a century ago. It consists of “the juiciest maraschino cherries dusted with fondant ...

Glacé cherries have an affinity with almonds, lemons, chocolate, butter and richly spiced dried fruits. Almond-flavoured maraschino cherry stones are used to make kirsch and Maraschino liqueur.