Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Cordial Invitation

Thought about how to best accentuate the mint characteristics in this rye whiskey and wanted to work with cherry heering more. I immediately thought of

The darkness

The area I live was once the biggest mining area in Europe with the biggest coal mines. You can still find mining architecture all over the area. The

Christmas your way

It has a slight sweet sherbet flavour when mixed with normal Japanese gin (I use Roku Gin). Replace the gin for Shiraz gin to make it even more velvety

Danish Fizz

Smooth creamy gin with delicate cherry finish. Christmas vibes.

Cheering in the Rye

One of my favorite Christmas desserts is a Black Forest Trifle which includes Heering Cherry Liquor. I wanted to play off those flavors to create a twist

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.

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

The King's Gimlet

As well as simple to make, this cocktail should be easy to substitute most ingredients without affecting quality. Clear apple juice in place of cloudy

Cherry Dasher

For lovers of cherries featuring traditional holiday flavors of bourbon, ginger and cinnamon spiced apple, balanced with aperitif wine for a mildly bitter

Cherry Baby

My wife requested a festive cocktail and this is my Christmas take on a brandy crusta for the season. Potentially, an improvement on the classic. It was

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.

Cherry All The Way

I wanted to honor the legendary Heering Cherry Liqueur from 1818. To do so, I made the product the forefront of the cocktail. This recipe is all about

The Second Christmas

Tasting note - Sweet, Tart, Festive

Most Wonderful Time

Inspired by the Queen Anne chocolate covered cherries found in Advent calendars.

An Almost Fanatical Devotion to the Pope

I wanted to create a Manhattan variation that captured the essence of the cordial chocolate cherries that I get every holiday season. This cocktail will

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