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Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain over ice.
Enjoy this sweet and sour, delicious and rich cocktail to your heart's content.
You can choose any dark, complex, flavorful, sweet rum instead of El Dorado 15, and as for the Bacardi Carta Blanca, any light white rum.
My wife alerted me to the contest and we enjoyed a night concocting various creations.
Bite from the garnish and sip the cocktail, it enhances the cherry flavour.
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
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A bright cherry aroma rises first, lifted by subtle gingerbread spice. The palate opens with vibrant cherry from Heering Cherry Liqueur, followed by warm
Christmas is one of those holidays where tradition rules. We follow our parents traditions and create new as we grow. This drink is my way of mixing the
Rediscovering the beauty of Heering Cherry Liqueur when tinkering with a Blood & Sand as a potential cocktail to feature on my socials, I was struck
A nostalgia blast of flavours perfectly made for winter
For a milder version, substitute ginger ale. If you plan to take your time sipping, you have the option of including the ice from the shaker. It's a big
Seasonal flavours are synonymous with the year end in the lead up to Christmas. This is the time when everything "spiced" takes center stage.
When I became a father of two, Christmas changed for me. It became their season, the time when their eyes shone like the lanterns above the markets. Every
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.
Christmas is not always bright, loud or glittering. Sometimes it is warm, deep and quiet – like the glow of embers in a fireplace, the silence after
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