Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Sour Cherry Negroni

I introduced this recipe in early 2019, and since then, it has been proven to be a booming serve in any bar menu I develop. It is a very successful riff

Snake blood

If a little sweet for some a lemon twist adds a nice brightness

The cherry on the cake

Can be enjoyed by itself at anytime of the year but preferably paired with cake for Christmas! (Especially if the cake is a chocolate one)

San-ta-hattan

My own creation, that I and my friends really enjoy.

Southern Winter

I only added a bar spoon of sugar syrup as the Heering brings a lot of sweetness. It has forward notes of lime, like a daiquiri, with back notes of warming

God rest Ye cherry gentlemen

Based on the classic last word cocktail, with Heering cherry liqueur replacing the more usual maraschino liqueur. Vodka, and the lighter yellow chartreuse

CCC (Christmas Cherry Cola)

Created in my kitchen to serve as a refreshing, low ABV beverage enjoyed during holiday afternoons.

Cherry Me Down Slowly

I get a lot of old fashioned drinkers so I'm always coming up with variations for them.

The Vixen

Evoking chocolate and orange takes me back to my childhood days in London, enjoying Jaffa cakes by the fire. Additionally, the clove studded orange garnish

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

Saint Sidecar

Sugar sprinkles can be any color and are not needed for the cocktail, they are primarily for looks. Recommend Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters.

Cordial Invitation

Thought about how to best accentuate the mint characteristics in this rye whiskey and wanted to work with cherry heering more. I immediately thought of

Honey mead tipple

Once upon a snowing Christmas evening in Bar 45, Mario and Enrico were thinking about what do drink this Christmas. That evening, as the clock struck the

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

The Parka (hot toddy)

With hot toddy's often being associated with the cold/flu season, using immune-boosting tea instead of just water was used to help combat the winter

Cherries in the Snow

Inspired by the iconic Cherries in the Snow dessert as well as the "mini beer" shot featuring Licor 43 and heavy cream, this shot was designed