Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Saint Sidecar

Sugar sprinkles can be any color and are not needed for the cocktail, they are primarily for looks. Recommend Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters.

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

Cherrily On High

A slightly tropical iced variation on a classic Tom & Jerry, elevated by Cherry Heering and lime. Simple to make in large batches as a Christmas punch.

Cherry Cheers

Once the champagne is poured over the mixture in the glass, I recommend mixing everything up and down with a barspoon in a subtle and delicate way, to

Well Baked

A nice balance of sweet and dry. The sweetness coming from Cherry heering and Licor 43, whilst the Martell VS brings a depth of dryness and the sherry

one bodacious broad

This is a delicious brunch cocktail!

Nakatomi Plaza

Cherry, citrus, sweet, herbal.

Cherry Forest Sour

We came across this while creating new cocktails for our bar menu. Our musician loves Jäger so we tried something with this to get him a sour based on

Dolly Varden

In 1900 Isaac Weinreich founded the Dolly Varden chocolate company in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district. While he didn't invent the cherry cordial confection

Awilda Noel

For fans of Old Fashioned and Manhattans but using completely different ingredients. A nice after dinner sipper, if I do say so myself.

Red Herring

I originally made this during Covid because I had a bottle of Cherry Heering that I had never used and when I tasted it. It was sweet. I thought it would

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

Island in the snow

A match of tropics and winter; like an island in the snow.

Frosted Cherry Cha-Cha

I wanted to create a festive cocktail my friends and family could enjoy representing the spice and flavors of the holiday season. To me, that means pie

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

Santas Spritz

For best results use a sloe gin with strong aromatic, and almond flavours, such as Elephant Sloe Gin. If using a more fruity and less aromatic sloe gin,