Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Treacle's Cherry Nose

The split between the cherry liqueur and gin can be altered to suit taste. And cherry syrup could be used as a substitute to amp up the cherry another

Midwinter Sour

Heering has 5 distinct flavours: Cherry, Almond/Marzipan, Oak, Cake spice and Balsamic vinegar notes. Cherry, Oak and spice all led me to bourbon with

Cherry Bee's Knees

Da Vinci's Hotel May 2022

An Almost Fanatical Devotion to the Pope

I wanted to create a Manhattan variation that captured the essence of the cordial chocolate cherries that I get every holiday season. This cocktail will

Snowman

Tip: It is easier and more efficient to make more than one portion at the time. You can store the rest in a cool temperature for a while and give it a

Xmas Bakewell Tart

Favourite cake.

Cherrychoc Moon

This is a simple cocktail with few ingredients and two intriguing layers. The chocolate button garnish complements the White Crème de Cacao liqueur which

CC Swirl

For me the gin/vermouth give this cocktail the opportunity to be drunk as an aperitif. However the first version of this was drunk while doing the Christmas

Sleigh Me!

A riff on the sidecar and cable car using cherry heering.

Island in the snow

A match of tropics and winter; like an island in the snow.

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.

Nakatomi Plaza

Cherry, citrus, sweet, herbal.

Brave

The Cherry Heering and Chartreuse Jaune combo is great, then added Scotch and lemon to create a shaken drink. Done for this very competition only. Prost!

The darkness

The area I live was once the biggest mining area in Europe with the biggest coal mines. You can still find mining architecture all over the area. The

The Vast Bird

A drink for all those cooking massive turkeys, The Vast Bird is a festive riff on The Last Word. I have always loved the equal parts format of The Last

Santa's Favorite

Approach construction casually and finish with a flourish.