Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Blood and Santa
Riff on Blood and Sand- sort off.
Stocking Stuffer
Shake and strain over ice
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
Tripple Cherry Fizz
I created this recipe in October 2023 to be served in the bar where I work during the Festive season.
The darkness
The area I live was once the biggest mining area in Europe with the biggest coal mines. You can still find mining architecture all over the area. The
Festive Fling
I could not list them on the Diffords maker, but the use of dates really is essential. That leathery, dried fruit aspect backed by the maraschino and tannin
Cherry Sour Christmas
My after Christmas drink in cold Netherlands looking for a candy tasting cocktail.
Eye of the storm
Fruity and smoky flavours with a chocolate undertone. Best with fresh coconut juice and lightly peated whisky.
Republique
spicier Armagnac is very helpful in giving the full body of flavor for this cocktail
Reindeer Games
Add all ingredients (except for club soda) to a shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda ( 1.5 - 2 oz).
The Second Christmas
Tasting note - Sweet, Tart, Festive
Goodnight Kiss
For best results use an aromatic sloe gin such as elephant sloe gin. If your sloe gin is more fruity and less spicy then a few dashes of Angostura Aromatic
Sonder
. When I think of Christmas, I think of my late grandad, I think of him digging through a box of heroes chocolates, I think of him putting a little too
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
Cherry sour
Can add more cherry liqueur for a deeper taste, Or adjust cranberry juice to 40 mm to sharpen taste
Mrs Greaves
Do not substitute the vanilla dusting for extract as it will overpower the drink, as will adding maraschino juice that will also over power the balance
