Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherries, 13.5 Ounce (Pack of 4)

This is our standard cherry for Manhattans--my fave drink.

Ditch the maraschinos. The juice they are bottled in is a flavor enhancer for non alcoholic beverages too.I now buy two huge jars at a time.

These are great for topping ice cream or yogurt.

Best cocktail cherries we've had. Love them

Although they are way more expensive, I had always purchased Woodfield Reserve Bourbon Cherries because the cherries were excellent and I particularly liked the more watery cherry juice they came as compared to the thick, sticky juice of every other brand ...until I found Bada Bing Cherries! The cherries in Bada Bing are delicious, always large and plump, and almost all have the stem attached (Woodfield has slipped a bit lately in plumpness and attached stems). Plus the cherry juice is exactly like Woodfield's. All that and anywhere from 2X to 2.5X less expensive on Amazon than Woodfield's! If you are looking for the best cocktail cherry, in a great juice, at a truly unbelievable price - try Bada Bing out, you will not be disappointed.

I am an avid cocktail enthusiast and have researched and tasted every 'high end' cocktail cherry product out there. These are the BEST by a wide margin. Trust me.. These are WAY better than LUXARDO and way less expensive. They taste amazing and have great texture. This product will take your next Tom Collins or Manhattan to the next level. Because I am a nice guy, I will teach you how to make the best Manhattan out there:2 1/4 oz Rittenhouse Rye (amazing high proof rye, very reasonably priced and perfect for the manhattan)1 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth (this is the best! Do not cheap out on inferior product like martini & Rossi) you are making craft cocktails and you and your guests deserve the best!2 healthy dashes BITTERCUBE Vanilla Cherry Bark bitters. As I said earlier, I know my cocktails and I know my bitters.. This brand is AMAZING.. U will pay more to get them, I have already told you if you want quality you need to spend. This combination of ingredients is top notch and will blow your mind.Combine all ingredients in a chilled mixing glass, (don't you DARE shake a manhattan EVER!) preferably one of the beautiful 'seamless' Japanese mixing glasses from Cocktail Kingdom.Add enough ice to reach about 3/4 up your mixing glass.Stir smoothly and briskly 40 revolutions. It will take about 12-15 seconds and don't skimp.. Rittenhouse is a bonded rye and high proof so you need the proper amount of dilution to make it taste best.Using a JULEP strainer, carefully and gently strain your cocktail into a chilled 6 oz. coupe glass, pouring over 1-2 delicious bada bing cherries and ENJOY! You will!!!

These are great cocktail cherries and we have ordered these twice. However, both times they were not well packed - just in a USPS bubble wrap bag placed in a box with no packing between jars. Each time one of the lids loosened within the box - liquid everywhere. This is not a returnable item, so we spent about $50 for only 3 jars vs 4 both times. We'll learn one of these days.

People who know this Tillen Farms product know that it is far superior to the standard Maraschino cherries one finds at the supermarket. Whether Bada Bings are worth the price is a matter of personal choice. No doubt about it. These are expensive. What really mattered for this 4 glass bottle order was the adequacy of the packaging for shipment. The use of bubble-wrap was efficient and the box used was the perfect size. Even though the box showed evidence of some rough handling in transit, the contents were completely unscathed. And unlike the experience with many Amazon products, I didn't feel like I had doubled the size of my "carbon footprint" or provided the last insult to our already overburdened climate environment. These cherries make the evening cocktail a true party in a glass.