Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Stocking Stuffer

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

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,

Do You Heer What I Heer

A somewhat boozy cocktail with hint of smoke, cherry sweetness and holiday spice. My preferred mezcal is Bozal Tobasiche which has some earthy and chocolaty

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

Xmas Bakewell Tart

Favourite cake.

Cherry Velour

This is inspired by a White Russian cocktail and Black Forest gateaux. Coffee tends to have cherry notes and the combination of the two liquers brings

Cherry Christmas

Tasting notes: Warming, Bold, Herbaceous

Spiced Cherry Sour

I just really enjoy cherry and lime flavors together, and wanted the spices of the rum and falernum for more of a holiday taste.

Stained Lips

This is a booze forward cocktail so proper dilution is key.

Bittersweet Love

The idea was to create a flavor similar to the cherry sauce that inside luxardo cherries.

Mrs. Carstensen's Cookie

This cocktail reminds you of grandma's cherry shortbread cookies - prominent sweet cherry notes with an almond backbone. It's prominent with cinnamon,

Gingle Bird

The "Gingle Bird" is a riff on the Jungle Bird substituting my favorite spirit, gin. I thought it would be really fun to combine traditional

Cherry All The Way

I wanted to honor the legendary Heering Cherry Liqueur from 1818. To do so, I made the product the forefront of the cocktail. This recipe is all about

Kutia

It is served in cups made of Kosiv ceramics, which is part of the UNESCO heritage

Snowbound Fantasy

I wanted to use the famous and iconic Blood and Sand as an inspiration, but spin it into something new and original. Whisk(e)y, cherry, and orange were

Cherry Bakewell Martini

It's the perfect marriage of cherries and almond!