Winners of the 2025 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Words by Simon Difford
Winners announced!
This is our second competition to find the best new Heering Cherry Liqueur cocktails inspired by Christmas, and along with our friends at Heering, we have been mixing and sipping the delicious cocktails entered to find the best original cocktail recipes by professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts.
Congratulations to the winners and two runners-up! And many thanks to all who added their Heering Cherry cocktails to Difford's Guide where they remain accessible to other members of our community of Discerning Drinkers.
Click the cocktail names or photographs for the full recipes and story behind each cocktail.
Professional bartender winners
Winner: Stanislaw Zachariasz, of Gatsby Gdańsk bar in Gdańsk, Poland with Merry Mezcal Cherry wins €500 Euros.
Runner up: Tohon Hoshino, of Sophie at Edition in Tokyo, Japan with Holy Rouge wins €250 Euros.
Home cocktail enthusiast winners
Winner: Florian Endres from Germany with Christmas at Jamaican shores wins €500 Euros.
Runner up: Ralitsa Hristova from Bulgaria with Cherrysmas wins €250 Euros.
Honourable Mentions
Our friends at Heering would also like to give honourable mentions to
- Cody Dunavan with Turtle Dove
- Cesar Pailhes with Twilight Orchard
- Tineile Heiler with Santa's Night Cap
And I would like to also mention and thank:
- LP Chen with Yuletide Velvet
