Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Red Symphonie
Mix it together +2 dashes chocolate bitters , hart shacke about 10 sec. And dopple strain (fain strain) into the nick&nora
Grocer's Elixir
Grocer's Elixir is inspired by Christmas from London's busiest borough market! As we all know, Peter F Heering was a young businessman trading
Cloves Fields Forever
A relax herbal experience perfect when its cold outside but your heart is warm around your loved ones.
Snow Angel
Adjust the sweetness to your preference by adding more or less Velvet Falernum or Orgeat Syrup. Price: £18
Fairytale of New York Sour
This cocktail is topped with mulled wine which can either be purchased premade from grocery stores or made via the classic recipe of red wine heated and
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
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
Viking's blood
The vodka tempers the herbal nature of the aquavit, stopping it being overpowering.
Sweater Weather
Regardless of whether dry or reverse-dry shaken, use a Hawthorne strainer on final pour to ensure fine and even foam. For best presentation, let the coconut
McGarry
Based on the Vanessa Polk, which I submitted to the Guide last year. (The name refers to the barman of the Drones Club in P. G. Wodehouse.)
It's a Wonderful Libation
Holiday Flip inspired by Heering Cherry Liqueur and my favorite Christmas movie.
Tripple Cherry Fizz
I created this recipe in October 2023 to be served in the bar where I work during the Festive season.
Gean it laldy
I created this first using Glenfiddich 12 yo, but decided a more robust blended scotch with a slight hint of peaty smoke works best (e.g. Black Bottle).
Paper Reindeer
A Christmas festive treat. Loosely inspired by the Paper Plane except with Tiki-inspired layers of spice. Tastes exactly like Christmas. The egg white
Merry Crisis
Inspired by the flavors of the German cherry marzipan candies from my childhood, kicked up the with a touch of spice and nuttiness from the added Angostura
Un-Fig-Gettable
This cocktail was developed for "Sleigh Shed," a holiday cocktail pop up at "The Train Shed" in St. Louis, MO in 2022.
