Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Cheerful Cherry

The competition inspired me to use this underused liqueur and create a cocktail to get everyone in a holiday spirit.

The Vast Bird

A drink for all those cooking massive turkeys, The Vast Bird is a festive riff on The Last Word. I have always loved the equal parts format of The Last

Cherry Christmas Cake

I love rich Christmas spices and a warming dram in the winter. My dad (who does not have a sweet tooth, also likes a dram) does have a great love of cherries

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

Republique

spicier Armagnac is very helpful in giving the full body of flavor for this cocktail

Santas Spritz

For best results use a sloe gin with strong aromatic, and almond flavours, such as Elephant Sloe Gin. If using a more fruity and less aromatic sloe gin,

Dolly Varden

In 1900 Isaac Weinreich founded the Dolly Varden chocolate company in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district. While he didn't invent the cherry cordial confection

Sour Cherry Negroni

I introduced this recipe in early 2019, and since then, it has been proven to be a booming serve in any bar menu I develop. It is a very successful riff

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

Bauble

Bright and vibrant pear and cherry, tempered by herbal complexity and a little citrus zing.

Chai Hard

The rich cherry and nutty flavours of the Cherry Heering layer in perfectly with the spices of the Allspice Dram, spicy vanilla notes from Bulleit bourbon

Bakewell Sour

Wanting to capture a cherry bakewell, this riff on the amaretto sour was created by Alex Cameron and his partner for the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas

Cherry Christmas

Tasting notes: Warming, Bold, Herbaceous

Cherry Deluxe

Developed at the height of the cherry season

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

The cherry on the cake

Can be enjoyed by itself at anytime of the year but preferably paired with cake for Christmas! (Especially if the cake is a chocolate one)