Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Santa Cheers

Black Forest Gateau vibes with a hint of vanilla. Can still be enjoyed by Real Ale enthusiasts as it is not overly sweet.

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

Danish Fizz

Smooth creamy gin with delicate cherry finish. Christmas vibes.

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

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

Heering Cherry Angels

This is a delightful Northern Hemisphere style Christmas cherry cocktail. The Cherry liqueur is the hero of the cocktail providing the luscious mouth

Un-Fig-Gettable

This cocktail was developed for "Sleigh Shed," a holiday cocktail pop up at "The Train Shed" in St. Louis, MO in 2022.

REINDEER ROCKETTE

The iconic kickline of world famous Radio City Rockettes--a precision dance troupe and exemplary American chorus line-has been brightening the New York

Wake Up Santa

Navy Gin combined with Heering Cherry is MAGIC. Optional spicy bitters (which add a lovely lift to the finish) are available at drinks shops or online.

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

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

Snow Angel

Adjust the sweetness to your preference by adding more or less Velvet Falernum or Orgeat Syrup. Price: £18

Cherry Fog Nog

If there are two drinks which remind me of Christmas, they're Egg Nog and the holiday London Fog from my local cafe. Rather than the typical Earl

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

Alabaster Snowball

I was inspired by the Coctel Noz de Coco Tropical that Charles Baker presented in his South American Companion: Up & Down the Andes with Jigger, Beaker,

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