Xanthia
4.2 60 ratings
Ingredients
2/3 oz Gin
2/3 oz Cherry brandy
2/3 oz Chartreuse Yellow
2 dash Abbott's bitters
1/4 oz Chilled water
How to make
Serve in a nick & nora glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 Garnish with maraschino cherry.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
25.3% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 184 calories
History
Bitters, added in dashes, bring balance and complexity to this cocktail's herbal, gin, and cherry notes.
This Xanthia Cocktail is adapted from the 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, compiled by Harry Craddock. It is prepared as follows: XANTHIA COCKTAIL. ⅓ Cherry Brandy. ⅓ Yellow Chartreuse. ⅓ Dry Gin. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Created by Harry Craddock