Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition
Cherry Sour Christmas
My after Christmas drink in cold Netherlands looking for a candy tasting cocktail.
Dancing Molly
Illy RTD for cold brew. Caffe Lolita coffee liqueur. Five Farms (Kerrygold) Irish Cream
The Second Christmas
Tasting note - Sweet, Tart, Festive
Most Wonderful Time
Inspired by the Queen Anne chocolate covered cherries found in Advent calendars.
Cherry All The Way
I wanted to honor the legendary Heering Cherry Liqueur from 1818. To do so, I made the product the forefront of the cocktail. This recipe is all about
Cheerful Cherry
The competition inspired me to use this underused liqueur and create a cocktail to get everyone in a holiday spirit.
Merry Cherry Christmas
You don't need to add the egg white as it doesn't adjust the flavour here, so this can be substituted for a vegan alternative like Aquafaba.
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.
Cherry sour
Can add more cherry liqueur for a deeper taste, Or adjust cranberry juice to 40 mm to sharpen taste
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
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
Cherie Cyn
I made this as a surprise holiday cocktail for my wife, Cynthia, this Christmas as a riff on a Boulevardier, her favorite winter drink.
Reindeer Games
Add all ingredients (except for club soda) to a shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda ( 1.5 - 2 oz).
Cherry Deluxe
Developed at the height of the cherry season
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
Burning Down the Mistletoe
First tried garnish with mint, but it smelled like burning plastic when lit.
