Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Spiced Cherry Sour

I just really enjoy cherry and lime flavors together, and wanted the spices of the rum and falernum for more of a holiday taste.

Merry Cherry Christmas

You don't need to add the egg white as it doesn't adjust the flavour here, so this can be substituted for a vegan alternative like Aquafaba.

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 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

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.

Heer's to You

This cocktail is meant to be a flip version of a coquito recipe. Madeira is used in many family recipes for the holidays and rum, madeira, and cherry herring

Mince Pie Manhattan

The Fernet Branca adds a hint of Christmas Tree and balances the sweetness of the other ingredients. The drink works without it but isn't quite the same.

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I originally made this during Covid because I had a bottle of Cherry Heering that I had never used and when I tasted it.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

Reindeer Games

Add all ingredients (except for club soda) to a shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda ( 1.5 - 2 oz).

Ho Ho HeeringHighball

• While making the espresso syrup make sure that the espresso is still hot while blending with sugar • make sure to fill glass with ice first, the

It's not mulled wine?

Smoky with a cherry fruit back drop Vermouth adds depth and gives length

Nochebuena

This cocktail has the taste of an elevated whiskey sour with the hint of cinnamon, cherry and bitterness while being refreshing and a drink suitable to

Cloves Fields Forever

A relax herbal experience perfect when its cold outside but your heart is warm around your loved ones.

Cherry Cordial Cocktail

Created for the Cherry Heering cocktail contest. I love the flavor of the cherry cordials you get during the holidays. This cocktail invokes all of those

Cherry Deluxe

Developed at the height of the cherry season

Under the Mistletoe

Cracking a fresh egg should result in 3/4oz to 1 oz, but if measuring Aquafaba, start with 3/4oz and increase to 1oz if that's more you desired foaminess!