Heering Cherry Competition - See all 2025 entries
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Christmas Tipple
Boozy with a velvety sweet creaminess & beautiful notes of cheery followed by hints of vanilla and cinnamon spice
Cherry Gløgg
This cocktail was created as an apéritif or digestif perfectly suited for the Christmas season. As the name suggests, it draws inspiration from the beloved
Peter's back!
Fruity, spicy, balanced in sweetness and with a solid base until the end. A simple half tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice is perfect for opening
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
Wiseman's Garnet
Imagine the flavours of a Christmas fruit cake - rich cherry, citrus peel, warm spice, and boozy depth
Crimson Twist
Invented a couple of years ago when a friend gifted me a lovely bottle of port as a birthday present, and I realised there was no port cocktail I liked.
Cherry Wick
fruity, sweet, woody and herbaceous.
Campfire Summers
The peat of talisker 10 can come across a bot too strong. Be careful and be conservative. If you have access to an 18 or 21 they do mellow out more but
Naughty and Nice
Naughty and Nice unite in this well balanced cocktail. The Heering and applejack make up the nice half, while the ginger liquor and lemon juice make up
Heart cherry
Verre à mélange
The (C)heering (Man)hattan
I took inspiration from the Black Manhattan with an easy edit or two. First, I used Chocolate bitters to pull into the holiday notes. Secondly, simply
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
Fallen Sleigh
Rather than a riff on the summery Paper Plane, this is more of a total re-imagining of it in the magical, wintery world of Christmas. Earthy, warming
The First Glow of Christmas
A bright cherry aroma rises first, lifted by subtle gingerbread spice. The palate opens with vibrant cherry from Heering Cherry Liqueur, followed by warm
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
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
