Heering Cherry Competition - See all 2025 entries

Cereza Navidad

A high ball created to be refreshing and also rich and deep with flavor. The cherry heering with the agave syrup creates a heavy texture that is sweet

Velvet Cherry

Inspired by a trip to the Italian Alps.

Bonded harmony

An obsession with the remembering the Maine as well as the obsession with Asian ingredients has taken the ethos of the cocktail and leaning more into the

Hear me Out Cocktail

Tasting note: Baked Apple meets cherry and winter spice. Choose an aged Old-style genever for this one that still has some malty notes.

Damn Fine Cherry Pie!

The reposado brings notes of caramel and vanilla while the cherry liquor creates a robust, fruity body with the help of amaretto. Zesty fragrance of lemon

Turtle Dove

Inspired by the Turtle Doves from the 12 days of Christmas and a traditional symbol of peace. This cocktail is intended as a festive holiday variation

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 anise can

Angels We Have Heard on Rye

The Heering brings some floral, clove and fennel out of the Fernet. Some nice chocolate spice (and maybe fenugreek?) from the bitters adds some interesting

Heering the Bells Ring

1. Pour the spirits, milk and caramel sauce into a mixing tin and give it a quick stir. 2. Add 1 whole Egg and Dry Shake 10sek. 3. Add the Cream and Fill

Holy cherry

My name is Alex gkountopoulos and for this year's Cherry Heering competition, I wanted to create a drink that doesn't just use this incredible liqueur,

Northern Candlelight

Aroma: Warm orange oils, subtle caraway/anise from Aquavit, soft sherry sweetness. Palate: Cherry sweetness up front; aquavit's savory herbal backbone;

Heart cherry

Verre à mélange

Chérie it's Xsmas

I only add a drop of cherry syrup because I didn't want to have something too sweet, and I wanted the cherry to be the main star of the cocktail. For the

Santa's Night Cap

I'm always looking for something smooth but boozy that doesn't go down fast like a margarita and has bold flavors where you can taste every ingredient.

Yuletide Mule

I had previously tinkered with a Christmas-themed Mule years ago that used a split base of rye whiskey and a lower proof applejack. In that recipe, a cherry

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