Name: Xanthia
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Gin; 20 ml Cherry brandy; 20 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 2 dash Abbott's bitters; 7.5 ml Chilled water

Xanthia
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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Nick and Nora Gold 6oz

Ingredients:
²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
2 dash	Bob's Abbotts bitters
¹⁄₄ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A couple of dashes of bitters add balance and complexity to this herbal, gin-laced, cherry-flavoured after-dinner cocktail.

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Variant:

We have Jason Clapham, a regular contributor this this site, to thank for this drier version: 2 gin, 1 cherry brandy, 2 bar spoons Green Chartreuse, with a lemon zest twist.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

XANTHIA COCKTAIL.
⅓ Cherry Brandy.
⅓ Yellow Charteause.
⅓ Dry Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930

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Nutrition:

One serving of Xanthia contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
25.3% alc./vol. (50.6° proof)
17.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

31st October at 22:10

How in the world does this work? Two out of three components are very sweet liqueurs yet is not even cloying. Sweet, sure, but the bitters and the gin botanicals keep it all together. This absolutely should be a Halloween cocktail because it's actual, proper magic.

John CARR

17th January at 13:42

Enjoying the contrast between the vintage and modern versions. Craddock’s herbal fruity goodness (the bitters are essential) reminded me of fancy fruit bonbons when I was little. Jason Clapham showcases the quality of each ingredient with laser precision and clarity - I happened to serve this version in a martini glass and seemed a good fit. I also tried a mashup version using Jason’s proportions and the green Chartreuse, but retaining the bitters and cherry garnish. I think Jason wins!

Angela Knox

9th January 2022 at 01:54

The chartreuse adds an edge to a sweet cocktail that's so moreish

Donna Inch

23rd October 2021 at 23:50

Very tasty, smooth, with nice cherry flavour - maybe a bit sweet (but that may be because I didn’t read the ‘after dinner’ part). Will have to try again with 1 part brandy.

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