Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Cheerful Cherry
The competition inspired me to use this underused liqueur and create a cocktail to get everyone in a holiday spirit.
Burning Down the Mistletoe
First tried garnish with mint, but it smelled like burning plastic when lit.
Cherry Tradewinds Negroni
This is variation of the Tradewinds Negroni, which is spicy and punchy due to the amount of bitters. Here the sweetness of the cherry balances the bitters.
Bittersweet Love
The idea was to create a flavor similar to the cherry sauce that inside luxardo cherries.
Oh Holly Jolly Cyanide
With the origins of 'oh holly jolly cyanide' I had a slight idea on what to do. . Christmas isn't Christmas without your homely spices,
Mandarine fizz
Xmass party
Where Treetops Glisten
My imagination. A variation of a Christmas cocktail I created for my restaurant's seasonal craft cocktail menu.
Cherry sling
It's bit complex on bourbon with nice twist of Campari and passion fruit
Chocolate Cherry Manhattan
Stir all ingredients over ice for 20-30 seconds.
Red Symphonie
Mix it together +2 dashes chocolate bitters , hart shacke about 10 sec. And dopple strain (fain strain) into the nick&nora
Cherry Dasher
For lovers of cherries featuring traditional holiday flavors of bourbon, ginger and cinnamon spiced apple, balanced with aperitif wine for a mildly bitter
Red Velvet
Cherries & berries with added fizz
Nakatomi Plaza
Cherry, citrus, sweet, herbal.
Cherry Cordial Cocktail
Created for the Cherry Heering cocktail contest. I love the flavor of the cherry cordials you get during the holidays. This cocktail invokes all of those
Mary´s Jingle
2,5-7,5 ml lime juice depending on the sweetness of your orange juice (and your taste). In addition, the style/perception of the cocktail changes a lot
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).
