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All 2023 recipes entered

Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

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Red Comet

Add all ingredients to a mixing tin. Add ice, shake for 5-10 seconds, and then strain into an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry on

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God rest Ye cherry gentlemen

Based on the classic last word cocktail, with Heering cherry liqueur replacing the more usual maraschino liqueur. Vodka, and the lighter yellow chartreuse

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'Twas The Night

A very pleasant treat of a cocktail! Cherry, chocolate and a hint of mint work very well with the warm spice and light smoke from the bourbon.

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Reindeer Games

The addition of the cherry bitters adds a sweet glacé element, enhancing the flavours of the Cherry Heering. A fruity mule riff with slight medicinal

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Kiss Me Under the Cherry Tree

While testing out different recipes, I kept coming back to this one. In December, I got engaged and my fiance rarely drinks but loves an espresso martini

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Saint Sidecar

Sugar sprinkles can be any color and are not needed for the cocktail, they are primarily for looks. Recommend Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters.

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Cherry sling

It's bit complex on bourbon with nice twist of Campari and passion fruit

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Tomte (Scandinavian Santa)

Inspired by the Scandinavian origin of cherry Heering- taste of place and season

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Heering for the Holidays

created myself...inspired by heering flavour profile, and holiday flavours

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12th Overnight

Sweet milk punch with a velvety mouthfeel, tarty background and rich cherry aftertaste. Brandy de Jerez and popcorn create a delicious pastry palate, balanced

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CC Swirl

For me the gin/vermouth give this cocktail the opportunity to be drunk as an aperitif. However the first version of this was drunk while doing the Christmas

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Goodnight Kiss

For best results use an aromatic sloe gin such as elephant sloe gin. If your sloe gin is more fruity and less spicy then a few dashes of Angostura Aromatic

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Wake Up Santa

Navy Gin combined with Heering Cherry is MAGIC. Optional spicy bitters (which add a lovely lift to the finish) are available at drinks shops or online.

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Cherry Bee's Knees

Da Vinci's Hotel May 2022

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Cherrychoc Moon

This is a simple cocktail with few ingredients and two intriguing layers. The chocolate button garnish complements the White Crème de Cacao liqueur which

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Rudolph's Wonderland

For a winter solstice / Christmas cocktail I wanted to take this beautifully rich-sweet Heering Cherry Liquor (my father always called it Cherry Herring

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