Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

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

Midwinter Sour

Heering has 5 distinct flavours: Cherry, Almond/Marzipan, Oak, Cake spice and Balsamic vinegar notes. Cherry, Oak and spice all led me to bourbon with

Cherry Sour Christmas

My after Christmas drink in cold Netherlands looking for a candy tasting cocktail.

Blood and Santa

Riff on Blood and Sand- sort off.

Kutia

It is served in cups made of Kosiv ceramics, which is part of the UNESCO heritage

Sleighwrecked

My love of tropical rum drinks and the fruit of the season - cranberry.

Cheery Cherry Wake Up

Put a Rocks glass in the freezer. Add all ingredients to a frozen stirring glass. Fill the stirring glass half full of ice. Stir for 10-15 seconds for

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

Festive Bakewell Sour

Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker and shake until well chilled. Discard the ice and then dry shake for 10-15 seconds and fine strain into

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

Frosted Cherry Cha-Cha

I wanted to create a festive cocktail my friends and family could enjoy representing the spice and flavors of the holiday season. To me, that means pie

Red Comet

Add all ingredients to a mixing tin. Add ice, shake for 5-10 seconds, and then strain into an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry on

Xmas Bakewell Tart

Favourite cake.

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.

Ran Out of Tape

I prefer to make my own grenadine: 2 cups of POM grenadine juice 1.5 cups of sugar 1 teaspoon of orange blossom water 2 oz of pomegranate molasses 1

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