Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

The Confessor

This cocktail takes the cherry flavors of Christmas and winter fresh and herbal flavors and blends them into a complex mix of sweet, bitter, smoke, and

Stocking Stuffer

Shake and strain over ice

Bah Humbug

Reminiscent of drinking cherry coke as a child at Christmas parties. Now, a grown adult who is well over the age can gather some nostalgia in a glass and

Cherry Christmas

Tasting notes: Warming, Bold, Herbaceous

The Last Heering

A fresh and herbal cocktail that blends the sweet note of the Cherry Heering with the liquorice and herbal notes of Chartreuse. A fresh and slightly dry

Under the Mistletoe

Cracking a fresh egg should result in 3/4oz to 1 oz, but if measuring Aquafaba, start with 3/4oz and increase to 1oz if that's more you desired foaminess!

Santa's Merry Helper

Whilst imbibing, make sure to accompany the experience with '(Everybody's Waitin' For ) The Man with the Bag' by Kay Starr

Snowman

Tip: It is easier and more efficient to make more than one portion at the time. You can store the rest in a cool temperature for a while and give it a

Cherry Forest Sour

We came across this while creating new cocktails for our bar menu. Our musician loves Jäger so we tried something with this to get him a sour based on

Wiscansin

Since the angostura and absinthe are the same amount, I like to combine them in a dropper bottle to have one less touch.

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

Oh Holly Jolly Cyanide

With the origins of 'oh holly jolly cyanide' I had a slight idea on what to do. . Christmas isn't Christmas without your homely spices, comfy pyjamas,

Island in the snow

A match of tropics and winter; like an island in the snow.

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

Cherry Me Down Slowly

I get a lot of old fashioned drinkers so I'm always coming up with variations for them.

The Vixen

Evoking chocolate and orange takes me back to my childhood days in London, enjoying Jaffa cakes by the fire. Additionally, the clove studded orange garnish