Heering Cherry Competition - See all 2025 entries

The (C)heering (Man)hattan 

I took inspiration from the Black Manhattan with an easy edit or two. First, I used Chocolate bitters to pull into the holiday notes. Secondly, simply

Fallen Sleigh

Rather than a riff on the summery Paper Plane, this is more of a total re-imagining of it in the magical, wintery world of Christmas. Earthy, warming

Mon Chéri, Minuit

- The cocktail is designed to develop in the glass; the aroma opens as it warms. - Smell the garnish first before sipping, it primes the palate for chocolate

Cratchit's Joy

I created this cocktail in the hope of evoking a mulled wine punch like Smoking Bishop, the drink Scrooge suggests sharing while he and Bob Cratchit discuss

Rye Hard

Boozy, but very easy drinking cocktail. The sweetness of the cherries from Cherry Heering connect through the herbalness of the liqueur with the Benedictine

Wiseman's Garnet

Imagine the flavours of a Christmas fruit cake - rich cherry, citrus peel, warm spice, and boozy depth

Santa's Pipe

For the orange swath, it should be around 3/4"x3" or 1"x2" and included in the shake.

Ripe Night

ripe fruit

Sentimental Danish Sour

This started as a riff on a Sentimental Gentleman, but I then had the inspiration to remix it as a sour. Ever so glad I did. Went with Stauning's Host

C-Heering Up

Starting with a favorite Manhattan, which had been upgraded with Cognac and Cointreau, I substituted the Cherry Heering for the Cointreau and added Campari

Cherries & Chocolate

The restaurant I work at began serving our new winter menu with classic British recipes and dishes. One of the dessert dishes has become overwhelmingly

The Rosemary Before Christmas

I found out about the competition through a friend, I thought it would be fun to try it out as I've never done something like this before and I quite like

Cherry Wick

fruity, sweet, woody and herbaceous.

Cookie for Santa

Christmas is all about aromas and cold weather outside. I love the taste of Christmas cookies. And what's better than a cookie in a glass, right?! So I

Scarlet Noel

Christmas is not always bright, loud or glittering. Sometimes it is warm, deep and quiet – like the glow of embers in a fireplace, the silence after

Cherry on top, cherry on bottom

Created by me for the "Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition" November 2025.