Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Tomte (Scandinavian Santa)

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

Wiscansin

Since the angostura and absinthe are the same amount, I like to combine them in a dropper bottle to have one less touch.

Stained Lips

This is a booze forward cocktail so proper dilution is key.

Heeringway Daiquiri

Wintery take on a Hemingway Daiquiri.

Cherry Tradewinds Negroni

This is variation of the Tradewinds Negroni, which is spicy and punchy due to the amount of bitters. Here the sweetness of the cherry balances the bitters.

Cherry Fog Nog

If there are two drinks which remind me of Christmas, they're Egg Nog and the holiday London Fog from my local cafe. Rather than the typical Earl Grey,

Vieuxx Cherr-ey (pronounced Vee Cheer-hey)

This modern classic is for the holiday seasons! Substitute cheery herring liqueur for the sweet vermouth. Go extra on the 100 proof rye to balance it.

Blood and Santa

You can play with orange juice/Aperol balance depending on the quality of the juice available.

Piedmontese

Notes of cherry, blood orange, tea, herbs, and smoke, just like the Barolo that inspires it. Tannic and full bodied.

Chorus Girl

I like to make Chorus Girl with the less common Cocchi Dopo Teatro, but I'm sure the standard Cocchi Torino would be fine.

Los Tres Reyes

Meaning 'The Three Kings', this cocktail is based on the flavours of Ponche Navideño, a spiced fruit punch enjoyed in Mexico, traditionally on Christmas

Cheery G.O.A.T.

The Cheery G.O.A.T. was inspired by Cherry Heering's origin country of Denmark and my own Scandinavian Heritage. Growing up we would decorate our tree

One day to day one

Cherry flavour would be the first tastes to notice with a subtle citrus and botanicals from the Roku gin. Coffee and hazelnut liqueur will lingers with

Christmas night

Strong cherry notes but the hazelnut and lemon juice create a chocolatey flavour, Galliano to give the drink a cake feel but can be omitted, swapping the

Cheery Jules

Lime on the nose with the vermouth leading. Lime and cherry mingle joyfully in the middle before the Chartreuse provides a dry, bracing, herbal finish.

Cherie Cyn

I made this as a surprise holiday cocktail for my wife, Cynthia, this Christmas as a riff on a Boulevardier, her favorite winter drink.