Recipes entered into the 2023 Heering Cherry Christmas Cocktail Competition

Naked & Cherry

Inspired by my love of Last Word Rifs, especially the "Naked and Famous". So i thought that the Cherry Herring could replace the Maraschino which

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

Cherrytale of New York

This is Christmas in a glass! Best enjoyed sitting by a crackling fire.

Cherry Tradewinds Negroni

This is variation of the Tradewinds Negroni, which is spicy and punchy due to the amount of bitters. Here the sweetness of the cherry balances the bitters.

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

Merry Crisis

Inspired by the flavors of the German cherry marzipan candies from my childhood, kicked up the with a touch of spice and nuttiness from the added Angostura

Chai Hard

The rich cherry and nutty flavours of the Cherry Heering layer in perfectly with the spices of the Allspice Dram, spicy vanilla notes from Bulleit bourbon

Dancing Molly

Illy RTD for cold brew. Caffe Lolita coffee liqueur. Five Farms (Kerrygold) Irish Cream

Wiscansin

Since the angostura and absinthe are the same amount, I like to combine them in a dropper bottle to have one less touch.

Cherry Me Down Slowly

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

Cherry Paloma

Don't stone your cherries, but do use fresh, juicy, and ripe red or black cherries for the best drink. No infusions, cordials or syrups needed. If required,

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)

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

Sonder

. When I think of Christmas, I think of my late grandad, I think of him digging through a box of heroes chocolates, I think of him putting a little too

Cherry Espresso Martini

Created this Christmas as a fundraiser for Hope and Play, a charity that build children's playgrounds in Gaza.

Piedmontese

Notes of cherry, blood orange, tea, herbs, and smoke, just like the Barolo that inspires it. Tannic and full bodied.