Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Heer's to You
This cocktail is meant to be a flip version of a coquito recipe. Madeira is used in many family recipes for the holidays and rum, madeira, and cherry herring
Red Velvet
Cherries & berries with added fizz
Cherry Fog Nog
If there are two drinks which remind me of Christmas, they're Egg Nog and the holiday London Fog from my local cafe. Rather than the typical Earl Grey,
Christmas your way
It has a slight sweet sherbet flavour when mixed with normal Japanese gin (I use Roku Gin). Replace the gin for Shiraz gin to make it even more velvety
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
Mistletoe Cherry Crush
Upon first approach, the cocktail presents a delightful bouquet of rosemary and subtle cherry notes. Upon tasting, the harmonious blend of rum, cherry
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
Christmas night
Strong cherry notes but the hazelnut and lemon juice create a chocolatey flavour, Galliano to give the drink a cake feel but can be omitted, swapping the
Bittersweet Love
The idea was to create a flavor similar to the cherry sauce that inside luxardo cherries.
Mandarine fizz
Xmass party
Tentoumushi
You could sub out any Whisky in place of rye whisky and it would be a hit. I have used knob creek quarter oak cask too and it was beyond delicious.
San-ta-hattan
My own creation, that I and my friends really enjoy.
Sakura Matou
The origin of my recipe comes from one of the many anime that I watch called "Fate Stay/Night. She comes from a family of strong mages but is also
Chorus Girl
I like to make Chorus Girl with the less common Cocchi Dopo Teatro, but I'm sure the standard Cocchi Torino would be fine.
The cHEERING
The gin can be increased to create a more forward gin flavor.
Cherry Me Down Slowly
I get a lot of old fashioned drinkers so I'm always coming up with variations for them.
