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Snowfall Reviver

Best made with a clean, aromatic absinthe such as St. George or La Clandestine, using only a rinse to maintain balance. Keep the lemon between 8–10 ml

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Fezziwig

Created to compete with my bar tender daughter after I encouraged her to take part in the Cherry Heering cocktail competition. Named after a character

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

On the nose, the drink opens with soft cherry, a hint of chocolate from the bitters, and a light floral note from the Toki. On the palate, the Heering

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Merry Mezcal Cherry

For me, every Christmas begins with one aroma - deep, cherry-rich and warm. In my home, that scent always led to the table where a pot of dried-fruit compote

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Ho Ho Ho

My wife is mexican so our xmas is mexican dutch so I try to provide a dutch mexican xmas cocktail

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Cherries & Chocolate

The restaurant I work at began serving our new winter menu with classic British recipes and dishes. One of the dessert dishes has become overwhelmingly

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Twilight Orchard

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

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Mon Chéri, Minuit

- The cocktail is designed to develop in the glass; the aroma opens as it warms. - Smell the garnish first before sipping, it primes the palate for chocolate

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Ruby Branch

For me, Christmas has always been about the taste of cherry liqueur, oranges and cinnamon. And when I lived abroad, it also became about ham with rosemary.

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my cherry amour

Taken inspiration from a favourite signature from my bar, and given it a delicate yet delicious touch.

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Santa's Pipe

For the orange swath, it should be around 3/4"x3" or 1"x2" and included in the shake.

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O Tanninbaum, O Tanninbaum

Sweet, smoky, mouth-full, lush

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Min cherry red crown

You want to make the wine sweet and sour with fruit and honey to balance the bitterness of the vodka and red wine. And when you mix everything in the glass,

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Christmas in Long Island

I came up with this idea as a way to capitalise on our busiest time of the year. I spun one of our most popular cocktails (the Long Island) into a fun

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Night In

If you don't have creme de mure it can be substituted for some blackberry preserves or fresh blackberries. If you don't have absinthe 1 star

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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.

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