The Sling & Fizzle, created by a Seattle Bar Star, selected by an esteemed cocktail and culinary jury to represent the US at Bar Convent Berlin
CHERRY HEERING® liqueur proudly announced today the 2012 Heering Sling Award U.S. winning cocktail in New York City at the famous Donatella Restaurant – The Sling & Fizzle, created by Philip Thompson from the Coterie Room in Seattle, WA named best of the best.
The Sling & Fizzle will represent the U.S. at the 2012 Heering Sling Award, culminating next month (October 9th & 10th, 2012) at the Bar Convent Berlin to compete in the global finals, at the 2012 Heering Sling Award sponsored by Mixology Magazine a leading European trade publication.
The Sling & Fizzle – 1 oz Cherry Heering, 1 oz gin, 1/2 oz Orange liqueur, 1/2 oz Benedictine,1/2 oz Grenadine,1 oz Lemon , 4 dashes Angostura Bitters and top with 1 1/2 oz Cold Soda and a Cherry Heering Foam
Thompson’s inspiration came from taking a standard sling and deconstructing some of the parts all while creating a Sling that keeps with tradition and with a modernist twist
“The importance of Cherry Heering liqueur is so extremely significant that if you do not have Cherry Heering liqueur, then you don’t make iconic based cocktails like the Blood & Sand or Singapore Sling, period”, said U.S. Finalist Judge and spirits legend, Dale DeGroff in New York City at the U.S. Finalist event.
The 10 US finalists were selected abroad by experts from Peter F. Heering Company and then submitted to the final All-Star judging panel in New York City. This elite group included James Beard Nominee and multi national restaurant award recipient, Donatella Arpaia, one of the leading figures in the culinary world, spirit expert Dale DeGroff a.k.a., King Cocktail, Celebrity Chef Rob McCue, Star of Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen & Chef Roble & Co. in New York City and rounded out by H. Joseph Ehrmann, named 2010 bartender of the year by Nightclub & Bar Magazine and a link to San Francisco mixological history, running Elixir, the second-oldest saloon in San Francisco.
As the most important contribution to the legendary Singapore Sling, CHERRY HEERING® liqueur has established itself as an accessory that adds lavishness, extravagance and civilization to the cocktail mix and is looking for the best bar talent in the world to re-write cocktail history by creating their version of the Sling using CHERRY HEERING® liqueur.
The Sling is one of the oldest beverages in general and was created in 1915 featuring CHERRY HEERING® liqueur as the main ingredient. Bartender Niang Tong Boon created the most famous and now classic recipe of the Singapore Sling at the Raffle’s Hotel in Singapore.
CHERRY HEERING® liqueur, purveyor to H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, H.M. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has been produced since 1818 and is the original Cherry Brandy.
CHERRY HEERING® liqueur is sold in more than 100 countries all over the world and is the essential ingredient in the world famous Singapore Sling and classic Blood and Sand cocktails. A present day classic has recently been introduced, created around CHERRY HEERING® liqueur, The Copenhagen, duly named after the capital of Denmark, inspired by other cocktails representing iconic cities, for example “The Manhattan”.
COFFEE HEERING® liqueur is made from a recipe using only natural ingredients and with no additives or artificial coloring. The base is a smooth blend of Caribbean rum, coffee and cacao. COFFEE HEERING® liqueur can be enjoyed after dinner after dinner as a digestive or as a base for cocktails and long drinks.
