as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur
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Those are then macerated in a neutral cane spirit for six months to create the core Ancho Reyes expression.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2023
Dessert was a platter of Mara des Bois strawberries from Norwich Meadows Farm in Norwich, N.Y., macerated in sugar and served in a heap over a bed of crème fraîche.
—Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
The grapes were dried in single layers on bamboo racks for 120 days to concentrate their flavors and sugar, and they were then macerated and fermented for 40 days before spending seven years in wood, mainly Slavonian oak.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Each ingredient is macerated in the base spirit separately for five days before being blended together into the final product, which is bottled at 80 proof with no additives or flavorings.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2023
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2023
Dessert was a platter of Mara des Bois strawberries from Norwich Meadows Farm in Norwich, N.Y., macerated in sugar and served in a heap over a bed of crème fraîche.
—Mahira Rivers, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
The grapes were dried in single layers on bamboo racks for 120 days to concentrate their flavors and sugar, and they were then macerated and fermented for 40 days before spending seven years in wood, mainly Slavonian oak.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Each ingredient is macerated in the base spirit separately for five days before being blended together into the final product, which is bottled at 80 proof with no additives or flavorings.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Macerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerate. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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