Maraska Store

Maraschino is Zadar's own drink, distilled from the marasca cherry that grows around the city, and the tradition here goes back roughly five hundred years; the…Maraschino is Zadar's own drink, distilled from the marasca cherry that grows around the city, and the tradition here goes back roughly five hundred years; the Dominican monks were making it long before Maraska took the business on. This is the distiller's own shop rather than a gift counter, so the range runs across the liqueurs, cherry and fig products and the soft drinks the company also makes.

The bottles are the obvious thing to carry home and they survive a suitcase better than cheese does. Worth knowing before you buy: the drink is sweet and strong, traditionally served cold in a small glass, and the older reserve bottlings cost several times the standard one.