Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Mrs. Carstensen's Cookie
This cocktail reminds you of grandma's cherry shortbread cookies - prominent sweet cherry notes with an almond backbone. It's prominent with
Sonder
. When I think of Christmas, I think of my late grandad, I think of him digging through a box of heroes chocolates, I think of him putting a little too
Danish Healer
Sweet flavour of cherry intertwined with the herbal undertones of sage and Chartreuse, made festive with champagne.
Nakatomi Plaza
Cherry, citrus, sweet, herbal.
Martini 1818
If you can get your hands on a bottle of Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, I strongly recommend using that in place of the Bailey's Irish Cream. For the
Treacle's Cherry Nose
The split between the cherry liqueur and gin can be altered to suit taste. And cherry syrup could be used as a substitute to amp up the cherry another
Cheerful Cherry
The competition inspired me to use this underused liqueur and create a cocktail to get everyone in a holiday spirit.
Well Baked
A nice balance of sweet and dry. The sweetness coming from Cherry heering and Licor 43, whilst the Martell VS brings a depth of dryness and the sherry
Two Red Roses & a Cucumber in a Cherry Tree
To further accentuate this cocktail, use any gin that contains lime, rose and/or cucumber as one of its' botanicals. Cucumber slices are cut a 1/4
Red Herring
I originally made this during Covid because I had a bottle of Cherry Heering that I had never used and when I tasted it. It was sweet. I thought it would
Sleigh Me!
A riff on the sidecar and cable car using cherry heering.
Snowpenhagen
If you like it a little stronger and fruitier, you should swap the white light rum with a stronger rhum agricole, e.g. the 50% Clément, matched very well
It's not mulled wine?
Smoky with a cherry fruit back drop Vermouth adds depth and gives length
Immortality Darling
Chocolate notes coming from the Woodford Reserve Double Oak and mole bitters complement the baking spices from angostura, cinnamon, and calvados. An orange
Southern Winter
I only added a bar spoon of sugar syrup as the Heering brings a lot of sweetness. It has forward notes of lime, like a daiquiri, with back notes of warming
12 Days of Flipmas
Since Cherry Heering is so rich I wanted to make an indulgent after dinner drink resembling a warm fruit cobbler one might have over the holidays. And
