Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Cherry Deluxe

Developed at the height of the cherry season

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

Sleigh Ryed

It helps the gently manhandle the rosemary a bit before dropping it into the glass, just to release some of the good smell.

Run Run Rudolph!

This cocktail is based off of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. My name is Rodolfo and I get that reference almost every Christmas. Cherry Herring is vital

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I originally made this during Covid because I had a bottle of Cherry Heering that I had never used and when I tasted it.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

Cherry Baby

My wife requested a festive cocktail and this is my Christmas take on a brandy crusta for the season. Potentially, an improvement on the classic. It was

Reindeer Games

The addition of the cherry bitters adds a sweet glacé element, enhancing the flavours of the Cherry Heering. A fruity mule riff with slight medicinal

Christmas Cherry Sour

Created for the cherry herring cocktail contest. Pairs two of my favorite flavors, chocolate and cherry and adds in a nice Demerara rum for a great festive

The Confessor

This cocktail takes the cherry flavors of Christmas and winter fresh and herbal flavors and blends them into a complex mix of sweet, bitter, smoke, and

Martini 1818

If you can get your hands on a bottle of Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, I strongly recommend using that in place of the Bailey's Irish Cream. For the

Port and Peter

I love Kalimotxo and Sangria - in the summer however. I knew that Cherry Heering would be a great way to spike a Kalimotxo while adding a cherry flavour.

one bodacious broad

This is a delicious brunch cocktail!

Bittersweet Love

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

Cherry Nola

I was experimenting with creating a Cola flavoured cocktail, without using Cola, and stumbled upon a very nice Cherry Cola (or rather Cherry with No-Cola

God Rest You Cherry, Gentlemen

A cognac-led sipper with hints of Remember the Maine, the sweetness tamed by extra dry vermouth and a judicious nip of bitter Cynar.

The Second Christmas

Tasting note - Sweet, Tart, Festive