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Stig Hansen’s Avatar Stig Hansen
15th June 2024 at 08:02
Ive tried the recipe and its very good, but why is it that in the video, and all the videos ive seen about this cocktail, they only use the bourbon or Rye and the cherry Heering ?
G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
10th June 2024 at 01:15
I'm in a stretch of trying to use up (just for the sake of freeing up shelf space) a Portuguese cherry liqueur a friend gave a couple years back, Mariquinhas. Great on its own, but not necessarily a sub for Heering. But I didn't have any Heering on hand either, just Sangue Morlacco... Vastly different drink going from the former to the latter. I prefer it with the Luxardo. But the big takeaway is how interesting this simple cocktail is (or could be), depending on the brands.
Amarette Speights’ Avatar Amarette Speights
14th April 2024 at 05:51
Three years later, I agree with Nathalie. This is going on my list of favorite after dinner drinks. I’ve seen a few Americans push back on Heering because the cherry flavor reminds us of a common childhood medicine. It’s not that I disagree, but that Cherry flavor is more of a candy like cherry flavor that is pervasive here. I taste the same flavor is old school cherry soda and homemade cherry candies. It’s one of my favorite flavors.
Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
23rd July 2023 at 02:23
Made 2 changes. Didn’t understand the tiny amount of maraschino so just went with 3/4 oz (22.5 ml) of cherry liqueur. This was, surprisingly, not too desperately sweet with 1.5 oz Stranahan’s cask strength Rocky Mountain single malt whiskey, but it needed something else. That turned out to be 1 tsp (5 ml) of Italian red bitter liqueur; tried both Campari and Martini & Rossi Speciale Bitter with good results. Was unable to find any other whiskey-cherry liqueur drinks in Difford’s database!
Marek Vranka’s Avatar Marek Vranka
3rd April 2024 at 21:11
great suggestion, thank you!
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
24th July 2023 at 03:28
I've renamed categories of cherry liqueur to hopefully make it easier to find but all the recipes I've added are under "Cherry (brandy) liqueur"
Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
9th July 2023 at 21:06
A nice, Bourbon-forward cocktail. It pushed my envelope for sweetness but, as mentioned, would be a very nice after-dinner cocktail.
Leon Camfield’s Avatar Leon Camfield
23rd November 2021 at 20:06
Tasty, but dear god it’s strong!
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
19th July 2021 at 00:09
I agree with Nathalie, this is excellent. Perfect for an aperitif or after dinner. On my list also.
Nathalie O'Flynn’s Avatar Nathalie O'Flynn
13th May 2021 at 10:06
Although apparently not well known and not top rated, this one belongs to my little book of "recurring" cocktails, those that I make several times a year (3-4), in fact one of our favourites from the stirring cocktails sub-genre.