Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Cherry Me Down Slowly

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

Viking's blood

The vodka tempers the herbal nature of the aquavit, stopping it being overpowering.

CCC

CCC stands for Cherry Chocolate Cake.

Cheerful Cherry

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

Fairytale of New York Sour

This cocktail is topped with mulled wine which can either be purchased premade from grocery stores or made via the classic recipe of red wine heated and

Cherry Shakewell

I've always been partial to a Cherry Bakewell Tart! This is more like a dessert cocktail with the sweetness tempered slightly by the egg white, that

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

Catskill

The Catskill is an American-international cocktail. The bourbon and maple make it American. The Herring Cherry Liqueur brings a distinctive, delicious

XOXO, Santa

Just a little muddle, just enough to break the cloves and cherry into the bottom of the shaker glass. Double strain is important to get all the clove pieces

Crimson Cheering

The Crimson Cheering is a sensory delight, offering a symphony of flavors. The cherry Heering adds a luscious sweetness, complemented by the robust warmth

Blood and Santa

You can play with orange juice/Aperol balance depending on the quality of the juice available.

Martini 1818

If you can get your hands on a bottle of Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, I strongly recommend using that in place of the Bailey's Irish Cream. For the

Nochebuena

This cocktail has the taste of an elevated whiskey sour with the hint of cinnamon, cherry and bitterness while being refreshing and a drink suitable to

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

Red Symphonie

Mix it together +2 dashes chocolate bitters , hart shacke about 10 sec. And dopple strain (fain strain) into the nick&nora

Wiscansin

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