Xanadu recipe
Gin, cherry brandy and Chartreuse, stirred over ice in a cocktail glass.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 3 ingredients
- Cocktail glass
Boozy. Rich. Herbal. The flavour profile for our Xanadu cocktail recipe is absolutely stacked.
What Ingredients do you need to make a Xanadu Cocktail?
You need:
Gin
Gin is a distilled alcohol drink made from Juniper Berries and is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world.
It’s popularity is growing year on year, with sales in the UK rising beyond £3 billion per year.
For Gin, we recommend:
Cherry Brandy
Cherry Brandy a sweet liqueur that combines – you guessed it – cherries and brandy.
The flavour profile of the liqueur is rich and fruity, with a strong cherry taste and notes of marzipan, almonds and amaretto due to the crushed cherry stones.
Chartreuse
Chartreuse is a French herbal liqueur that’s made in two varieties:
- Yellow
- Green
These differ in taste an alcohol levels.
In one form or another, Chartreuse has been around since the 1600s, being perfected by monks in 1737 and was intended to be used for medicinal purposes.
Yellow Chartreuse is made from cinnamon, mace, lemon balm, dried hyssop flower tops, peppermint, thyme, costmary, arnica flowers, genepi, angelica roots, cardamom seeds and socotrine aloes.
For Yellow Chartreuse Liqueur, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make a Xanadu Cocktail?
To make a Xanadu Cocktail you need the following Equipment…
Jigger
It’s important to get the mix of any cocktail right. The measurements are set for a reason – to specify a tried, tested, and tasty drink.
A jigger is going to help you get those perfect measurements – after all, it is what the pro’s use.
For a jigger, we recommend:
Mixing Glass
If you have a cocktail recipe that calls for the mix to be stirred, rather than shaken, then a Mixing Glass is the way to go.
Why? Because it’s easier to stir and pour the mix, by design. Also, it’s cooler.
For a Mixing Glass, we recommend:
Bar Spoon
Bar Spoons are great for cocktails you’re suppose to stir, rather than shake in a cocktail shaker.
Sure, you can probably use any spoon to stir your drink but these bar spoons are the real deal. It’s the proper equipment to get the job right.
- They’re long enough to get to the bottom of any cocktail to allow you to properly stir.
- They have a twist spiral design that allows for a better grip.
- They’re made out of stainless steel, so they’re durable, corrosion resistant, and easy to clean.
Hawthorne Strainer
If you (or perhaps the person you’re buying for) don’t have a Hawthorne strainer as part of a cocktail shaker set, it’s a great, and incredibly useful, cocktail gift you need in your cocktail toolbox.
The strainer is typically used to remove the ice (or any other unwanted solid ingredients) from your cocktail as it’s poured from the cocktail shaker into your glass.
For a Hawthorne Strainer, we recommend:
Cocktail Glass
This cocktail recipe tastes great, but let’s make it look great too.
Having the right glass for the right cocktail always makes the experience more enjoyable in my experience.
And the right glass is a cocktail glass.
We recommend:
Xanadu Cocktail Recipe
How to make a Xanadu
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Recipe card
Xanadu
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice to a mixing glass.
- Use a jigger to measure the gin, cherry brandy and Chartreuse and add to the mixing glass.
- Stir well with a bar spoon.
- Strain ingredients with a Hawthorne strainer into a sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.
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Xanadu FAQs
What does a Xanadu taste like?
Boozy, rich and herbal. It’s equal parts gin, cherry brandy and Chartreuse, so the flavour is absolutely stacked.
What is cherry brandy?
A sweet liqueur made from cherries and brandy. It tastes rich and fruity, with a strong cherry flavour and notes of marzipan and almond from the crushed cherry stones. We recommend De Kuyper Cherry Brandy.
What is Chartreuse?
A French herbal liqueur that comes in two varieties, yellow and green, which differ in taste and strength. It has been around in one form or another since the 1600s; monks perfected it in 1737, as a medicine. We use yellow Chartreuse.
What glass is a Xanadu served in?
A sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.
What Ingredients do you need to make a Xanadu?
To make a Xanadu, you need 30ml / 1oz gin, 30ml / 1oz cherry brandy and 30ml / 1oz Chartreuse. There’s more about the ingredients above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Xanadu?
You’ll need a mixing glass, a jigger, a bar spoon, a Hawthorne strainer and a cocktail glass. There’s more about the equipment above.
What alcohol is in a Xanadu?
A Xanadu contains 30ml / 1oz gin, 30ml / 1oz cherry brandy and 30ml / 1oz Chartreuse.
Is a Xanadu shaken or stirred?
A Xanadu is stirred, not shaken. Stir it with ice in a mixing glass, then strain it into a cocktail glass.
How do I make a Xanadu for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 120ml gin, 120ml cherry brandy and 120ml Chartreuse.
