All 2023 recipes entered
All 2023 recipes entered

Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

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Run Run Rudolph!

This cocktail is based off of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. My name is Rodolfo and I get that reference almost every Christmas. Cherry Herring is vital

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The Vast Bird

A drink for all those cooking massive turkeys, The Vast Bird is a festive riff on The Last Word. I have always loved the equal parts format of The Last

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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

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Bauble

Bright and vibrant pear and cherry, tempered by herbal complexity and a little citrus zing.

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Catskill

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

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Honey mead tipple

Once upon a snowing Christmas evening in Bar 45, Mario and Enrico were thinking about what do drink this Christmas. That evening, as the clock struck the

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Burning Down the Mistletoe

First tried garnish with mint, but it smelled like burning plastic when lit.

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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

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Bright and Cheery

I used Roses grenadine to enhance the color, not for flavoring, and Lairds Applejack as the apple brandy, but I am sure calvados would be a good substitute.

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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

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Cherry Bee's Knees

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Dutch Roots

My family lives all over the world. One part of the world that my family lives in is The Netherlands. Every year, whether we celebrate in person or make

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Sour Cherry Negroni

I introduced this recipe in early 2019, and since then, it has been proven to be a booming serve in any bar menu I develop. It is a very successful riff

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Wiscansin

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

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Ho Ho HeeringHighball

• While making the espresso syrup make sure that the espresso is still hot while blending with sugar • make sure to fill glass with ice first, the

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Cheery Jules

Lime on the nose with the vermouth leading. Lime and cherry mingle joyfully in the middle before the Chartreuse provides a dry, bracing, herbal finish.

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