All 2023 recipes entered
All 2023 recipes entered

Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

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Snowpenhagen

If you like it a little stronger and fruitier, you should swap the white light rum with a stronger rhum agricole, e.g. the 50% Clément, matched very well

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Bakewell Sour

Wanting to capture a cherry bakewell, this riff on the amaretto sour was created by Alex Cameron and his partner for the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas

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Immortality Darling

Chocolate notes coming from the Woodford Reserve Double Oak and mole bitters complement the baking spices from angostura, cinnamon, and calvados. An orange

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Cheery Cherry Wake Up

Put a Rocks glass in the freezer. Add all ingredients to a frozen stirring glass. Fill the stirring glass half full of ice. Stir for 10-15 seconds for

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Fur of the Reindeer

Flavor notes: furity, citrus, herbal

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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

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Kutia

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

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Mince Pie Manhattan

The Fernet Branca adds a hint of Christmas Tree and balances the sweetness of the other ingredients. The drink works without it but isn't quite the

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Stocking Stuffer

Shake and strain over ice

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Call It A (Snow) Day

The richness of cooked cherry in Heering Cherry liqueur serves as a bridge between the spice notes brought by the brandy and cinnamon and the fruitiness

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Senora Cereza Toma Un Humo (Mrs. Cherry has a smoke)

Cherry and lime lead transitioning to mezcal and cocoa from the bitters ending with a spicy, smoky finish.

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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

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Tripple Cherry Fizz

I created this recipe in October 2023 to be served in the bar where I work during the Festive season.

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Merry Cherry aka Feliz Cereza

The recipe's been created for this competition, over couple days at my place. It's a must to use quality tequila that tastes like agave, otherwise

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Santa's Merry Helper

Whilst imbibing, make sure to accompany the experience with '(Everybody's Waitin' For ) The Man with the Bag' by Kay Starr

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Cherry Sour Christmas

My after Christmas drink in cold Netherlands looking for a candy tasting cocktail.

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