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

Ingredients

2/3 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

2/3 fl oz

Cherry (brandy) liqueur

2/3 fl oz

Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)

2 dash

Bob's Abbotts bitters

1/4 fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Xanthia contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

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

Comments & Discussion

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John CARR Premium Member 20w

Did a nice version with 30 gin, 20 each Cherry Heering and Strega, one dash orange bitters and an orange twist garnish. A Italian-leaning take on this classic. Was very happy. A biscotti would also go nicely, or tiramisu.

Michael Click 25w

It's a sweet drink but I like the flavors. I will try it next time with some Abbott's bitters. It's a good nightcap drink!

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 43w

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 Premium Member 21w

… and the Clapham version works even without the bitters - I think showing how well balanced Cherry Heering is in itself, helped by the drying effect of the double ratio of gin of course.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

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!

John CARR Premium Member 21w

Technical note that Xanthia would mean something like ‘yellowish/yellow-haired’ in Greek, so mr Clapham’s use of green Chartreuse could not be justified by self-respecting pedants 😉.

Angela Knox 4y

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

Donna Inch Premium Member 4y

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.