Name: Christmas Cheer-re
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Oude genever; 30 ml Cherry brandy; 30 ml Chinato (Barolo/Barbera/Grignolino); 15 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 dash Orange bitters

Christmas Cheer-re
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Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Ingredients:
1 oz	Oude genever
1 oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
1 oz	Mancino Vermouth di Torino Chinato
¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Genever provides the yuletide spirit base, sweetened and flavoured by cherry liqueur, with chinato drying and adding wine notes while gin adds freshness and botanical complexity. Maraschino and orange bitters complete this festive tipple.

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History:

Created in December 2014 by yours truly and christened by Paloma.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Christmas Cheer-re contains 284 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
23.11% alc./vol. (23.11° proof)
26.1 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

8th June at 17:46

Revisiting with more exact ingredients. Seriously good. Everything here is harmonious and integrated. Wonderful depth and complexity, but also delicate, elevated and pleasant. This recipe was worth the subscription fee alone. Well done, Simon.

Simon Difford

8th June at 20:56

Thanks for your support. John.

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John CARR

20th April at 14:14

Wow this is a serious flavour hit! All your favourite Xmas flavours in one- especially the plum pudding and cakes! Lacking the Chinato I subbed half Dubonnet and half Cocchi storico, which I suspect isn’t quite drying enough for the full measure (!) of Cherry Heering! Seriously good.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

27th December 2024 at 20:06

Yummy

Lou Anselm

22nd December 2024 at 02:51

YO !!! This is Fantastic !!! Rich, Big, Strong, Full Flavored !! My particular palate really really likes this one !!

Robert Holen

16th December 2024 at 19:25

Subbing the usual red Maraschino cherries with green ones makes this one look extra christmassy ;)

Jerry Bryant

22nd December 2023 at 22:43

I was looking for a Christmas cocktail that didn’t require pie spice or such. This hits the bullseye. What a lovely combination of flavors! I didn’t have chinato so I used Montenegro amaro, and I’m very pleased with the result. I shall mix a batch of this to serve on Xmas Day.

Donna Inch

26th December 2022 at 16:49

Beautifully hued drink for the Holidays.
Had to substitute Cynar for the Barolo Chinato, and liked the blending of flavour with cherry forward. We ended up sipping for a while, and this cocktail tasted great as it ‘warmed’ up a bit (less chilled). Love the substantial size as well ? (filled our coupes with Cheer-re!)

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