Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Cherry sling
It's bit complex on bourbon with nice twist of Campari and passion fruit
Cherry Bakewell Martini
It's the perfect marriage of cherries and almond!
Sleigh Me!
A riff on the sidecar and cable car using cherry heering.
Cherry Nola
I was experimenting with creating a Cola flavoured cocktail, without using Cola, and stumbled upon a very nice Cherry Cola (or rather Cherry with No-Cola
Merry Cherry aka Feliz Cereza
The recipe's been created for this competition, over couple days at my place. It's a must to use quality tequila that tastes like agave, otherwise
The Red Lion General
Rye provides a bold and spicy backbone for this bitter-sweet drink, with flavors of smoked cherry and cola. Intended originally as a scaffa, but can be
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
Treacle's Cherry Nose
The split between the cherry liqueur and gin can be altered to suit taste. And cherry syrup could be used as a substitute to amp up the cherry another
Cerise Céleste
This cocktail is to be served ice cold and sipped slowly
Sleighwrecked
My love of tropical rum drinks and the fruit of the season - cranberry.
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.
Southern Winter
I only added a bar spoon of sugar syrup as the Heering brings a lot of sweetness. It has forward notes of lime, like a daiquiri, with back notes of warming
Cherry Baby
Delish and too good not to share. You could swap for Gingerbread Syrup for Cinnamon Syrup. You could also use chocolate or orange bitters. Cool use for
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.
San-ta-hattan
My own creation, that I and my friends really enjoy.
CCC (Christmas Cherry Cola)
Created in my kitchen to serve as a refreshing, low ABV beverage enjoyed during holiday afternoons.
