Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Mrs. Carstensen's Cookie

This cocktail reminds you of grandma's cherry shortbread cookies - prominent sweet cherry notes with an almond backbone. It's prominent with

Peanut butter and Jelly Old Fashioned

This seriously tastes just like a Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich from your childhood!

Sleigh Me!

A riff on the sidecar and cable car using cherry heering.

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

God Rest You Cherry, Gentlemen

A cognac-led sipper with hints of Remember the Maine, the sweetness tamed by extra dry vermouth and a judicious nip of bitter Cynar.

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

Bittersweet Love

The idea was to create a flavor similar to the cherry sauce that inside luxardo cherries.

Burning Down the Mistletoe

First tried garnish with mint, but it smelled like burning plastic when lit.

Cherry Velour

This is inspired by a White Russian cocktail and Black Forest gateaux. Coffee tends to have cherry notes and the combination of the two liquers brings

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

Yuzutide

Winter is the season for yuzu: the peel smells amazing, while the juice is bitter and a perfect complement to the sweetness of the Cherry Heering. The

'Twas The Night

A very pleasant treat of a cocktail! Cherry, chocolate and a hint of mint work very well with the warm spice and light smoke from the bourbon.

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

Heering through the grapevine

This Manhattan riff has a split base - rye to complement the cherry flavor and add a bit of spice, and gin, to bring a little bit of herbaceous and juniper

Cherrily On High

A slightly tropical iced variation on a classic Tom & Jerry, elevated by Cherry Heering and lime. Simple to make in large batches as a Christmas punch.

Brave

The Cherry Heering and Chartreuse Jaune combo is great, then added Scotch and lemon to create a shaken drink. Done for this very competition only. Prost!