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"  For every great new bar popping up that knows how to turn out a life-changing cocktail, there are two or three that look like they do but don&amp;#039;t. There&amp;#039;s one sure way of telling them apart: Look for the Luxardo. The tall, straw-covered green bottle has a way of standing out, and if the bar cares about its cocktails, it will be prominently displayed. Not because Luxardo&amp;#039;s maraschino liqueur is one of the world&amp;#039;s great spirits, a complex, funky distillation of sour cherries that can kick a cocktail into overdrive. And not because the Aviation -- in which it&amp;#039;s paired with lemon juice and gin -- is a classic. But because in recent years, this combination has made Luxardo such an object of cult worship among mixologists that its presence is as good as a sign saying, EXCELLENT DRINKS MADE HERE.  This story is part of our second annual register of emerging ideas, trends, discoveries, products, people, and obscene gestures you should know about before everyone else does. &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;lt; Read Previous * [Back to Esquire 100] * Read Next &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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