Episode 53: Heering Cherry Liqueur

Description

Episode 53 features Heering Cherry Liqueur, the original cherry liqueur. The bottle for the tasting is 750mL at 24% ABV, or 48 proof.

Enjoy this episode with a Singapore Sling cocktail!

Heering's official website: https://www.heering.com/

Brief Historical Timeline:

1818 - Peter F. Heering opens his grocer's store in Copenhagen, making and selling "Cherry Cordial"
1833 - Heering buys his first ship to control liqueur exports
1868 - Peter F. Heering is injured and his son Peter N. Heering takes over the business
1900 - Heering is trademarked in Japan, and leadership is handed over to brothers Harald & William Heering
1915 - The Singapore Sling is invented by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore
1950s - Heering is sold in over 140 markets, with sales of 350,000 cases a year
1970- Liqueur's name is changed to Peter Heering, to differentiate it from cherry flavored pickled herring (fish)
1990 - New owner rebrands, changes the name back to Heering Cherry Liqueur and develops the current bottle shape
2013 - The Sling Awards are created
2015 - 100 year anniversary of the Singapore Sling
2017 - De Kuyper acquires Heering

Key Cocktails:

Heering is thought to be an original ingredient in the Singapore Sling, and the brand as embraced this with an annual competition, the Sling Awards.

Singapore Sling: