Heering Cherry Competition - See all 2025 entries

Twilight Orchard

If you don't have any walnut bitters, you can remove it and use 7.5ml of walnut liqueur instead of 5ml.

Saturnalia

I tried this drink with a handful of ryes and liked Wild Turkey 101 best. Use whatever rye you prefer, but aim for a higher-proof option so it doesn't

Cherry Noël

Heering Cherry Liqueur (30 ml): The core of the composition – provides the fruity, festive cherry flavour reminiscent of Christmas desserts. Woodford

Firn

Make sure to use a flavorful, foresty gin. It can really make or break this cocktail.

Crimson Whisper

Crimson Whisper layers the deep cherry warmth of Heering with hints of coffee and winter spice, shaken cold and served glowing in a double-wall glass.

Cherry Panettone

I can't remember a year gone without coming home one November to find a panettone in the box that my mum wouldn't let us eat until Christmas Day. Nearly

Thymeless Cherry

On the palate you first get this herbal almost amaro like flavour then followed by the sweet cherry which has been balanced out by the lime. The Orange

Cratchit's Joy

I created this cocktail in the hope of evoking a mulled wine punch like Smoking Bishop, the drink Scrooge suggests sharing while he and Bob Cratchit discuss

An Old Fashioned Wisconsin Christmas

I went to college at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse and a Wisconsin Old -Fashioned (called simply an Old -Fashioned in state) is the first cocktail

I almost cried

Bright, smoky and aromatic with layers of cherry, spice, rum funk and lime. Dry finish, complex mid-palate, and a touch of heat from the mezcal and mole

KLM

My wife and I live on opposite sides of the cocktail spectrum. She's a fan of light spirits and citrus (think Gimlets and Margaritas) while I drink dark

Sebago Maple Ember

Warm maple and cinnamon rise first on the nose, lifted by bright lime and a fresh grate of nutmeg. The sip opens with aged Demerara rum and dark cherry

Interfaz

De chico en mi familia enjuagan las cerezas en jugo de naranja, dándole un toque especial al sabor, con el tiempo las sirvo con un Prosecco, y lleve esa

Frosty Fire-pit

I wanted to capture the essence of a late winter night, after the fire is out and cold begins to settle in.

Chocolate Cherry Brûlée

Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker w/ ice .5 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur 1 oz Cognac 1.5 oz Chocolate Liqueur Shake and strain into a chilled coupe

Crimson Carol

The holidays have always carried the sound of home for me. Growing up Peruvian, December meant music in every corner, family filling the house, and the