Heering Cherry Competition - See all 2025 entries

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

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.

Old fashioned snowflake

The Sirup might be your flavour dial: take Vanilla, speculatius (Ginger bread), or whatever makes you remember your childhood or youth.

Jingle Jingle

In the bustling party hall, the most dazzling centerpiece on the table is this very "Jingle Jingle." ​The Heering Cherry, glowing deep crimson

The Red-Nosed ReinHeer

I wanted to create a drink that would sit close to the Manhattan – spirit-forward, elegant, and stirred. But fairly soon, I found myself reaching for

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

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

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

Cheery Time in New York

Full image can be found here: https://cdn.diffords.com/contrib/competition-asset/38057.png

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

Twelfth Night Toast

A festive apple brandy sour with marmalade, made as a tribute to wassail: an English Christmas drink with centuries of history. Neighbours would pool

Christmas Dinner Martini

This cocktail has been made to underline elegance and depth of Heering liqueur. The sweetness of orgeat and acidity of blackberry jam in this cocktail

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

Ho Ho Ho

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

Old Merry

I created this cocktail for a suggestion for the hotel bar where I work, for the Christmas season

Wintercrest Cherry

The drink is inspired by my parents, who would spend the Christmas season baking sweet cookies and winter treats. The aroma of cherries, spices, and warm