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Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

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one bodacious broad

This is a delicious brunch cocktail!

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Christmas Cherry Sour

Created for the cherry herring cocktail contest. Pairs two of my favorite flavors, chocolate and cherry and adds in a nice Demerara rum for a great festive

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Heering for the Holidays

created myself...inspired by heering flavour profile, and holiday flavours

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Peater Sour

The peated whisky should be Islay; I like Ardbeg. This may be reduced, if the blended whisky has a pronounced peat element already. The glass I use is

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Cherry Nola

I was experimenting with creating a Cola flavoured cocktail, without using Cola, and stumbled upon a very nice Cherry Cola (or rather Cherry with No-Cola

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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.

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The Parka (hot toddy)

With hot toddy's often being associated with the cold/flu season, using immune-boosting tea instead of just water was used to help combat the winter weather

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My way

Putting all together the Christmas elements and flavors and turning into a cocktail

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Stocking Stuffer

The tasting notes are chocolate covered cherries with a vanilla burst.

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Santa's Favorite

Approach construction casually and finish with a flourish.

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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 also

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Out of the Woods

A moreish take on a Black Forest Gateux, perfect for any occasion.

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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

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Cherry Ripe Manhattan

The flavour profile of the cocktail is complex and deep, with three different and remarkable waves of flavours: The first is Dry due to presence of Cognac

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Sleigh Me!

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

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Tentoumushi

You could sub out any Whisky in place of rye whisky and it would be a hit. I have used knob creek quarter oak cask too and it was beyond delicious.

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