Northern Bloom
Created for the exhibition opening by Kapwani Kiwanga, inspired by the vibrant colours within the work, with a nod to her Canadian heritage. Canada, known for its mass production of cranberries and maple syrup, influenced the flavour profile of this drink.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE Vodka
20ml Aperol
20ml Lemon Juice
10ml Maple Syrup
10ml Rose water
60ml Cranberry Juice
Served with a skeleton leaf as a granish
Divine Reflection
We collaborated with Almine Rech in Paris for Genesis Tramaine’s exhibition, “SWEET JESUS!”. “Divine Reflection” connects to the introspective and spiritual qualities often seen in Genesis’ work, encouraging the drinker to pause and reflect while enjoying the nuanced and layered flavours in the glass.
The rose flavour and colour captures the idea of gentle, soulful beauty, while the lemon adds a touch of bitterness adding a layer of depth, reflecting the layers of identity and faith in her work. The addition of sparkling cava rose mimics the vibrant, exaggerated features of the forms she paints.
INGREDIENTS
35ml X MUSE vodka
15 Lillet rose
10 Lemon
10 Honey water
5ml Rose water
Top up with rose cava
Garnish: Edible miniture rose bud
Colores de la Tierra
Developed to support the launch of Kenia Almaraz Murillo's exhibition "Andean Cosmovision" at Waddington Custot gallery. This cocktail captures the vivid colours and rich cultural heritage of Bolivia. X MUSE is paired with Corn liqueur, a nod to the Andean region's staple ingredient, adding depth and warmth to the flavour profile. Annatto seed syrup brings a subtle peppery and earthy note, evoking Bolivia’s landscapes, while the amber hue mirrors the natural tones often seen in Kenia’s work.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE vodka
20ml Nixta corn liqueur
20ml Annatto seed syrup infused with pineapple and lime
15ml Lime juice
Topped up with soda
Garnsihed with a colourful wild flower
Citrus Solitude
Inspired by Farah Atassi's artwork "Lone Bather and Clouds 2", this cocktail blends the vibrant citrus notes of orange with a subtle hint of salt, representing the scattered oranges across the beach scene. The contrasting flavours of orange and salt create both a sensory and artistic experience. The name "Citrus Solitude" pays homage to the lone bather in the artwork, only surrounded by vibrant oranges.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE Vodka
25ml Italicus
20ml Pink Grapefruit Syrup
3 Drops of Saline Solution
Top up with Soda
Garnish: Circlular cuts of orange peel positioned down the sides of the glass
The Sands of Time
One of our Frieze 2024 cocktail collaborations. Inspired by Barry Flanagan’s “The Works,” this bespoke cocktail captures the fluidity of art in motion. A final touch of saffron sugar symbolises the sand media in the film, creating both visual intrigue and depth of flavour. Each cocktail is accompanied by a miniature hessian sack filled with sand, a nod to the film’s iconic sandbags, offering guests a unique memento of the lost film. We supported Plinth UK, Assemble, Waddington Custot Gallerries, Barry Flanagan estate
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE Vodka
25ml Italicus
20ml Cointreau
20ml Acid mix
1 tsp Saffron sugar (Saffron and demerara sugar mix)
60ml Soda
Arma
Created as the official cocktail of the Edinburgh Art Festival to celebrate their 20th Birthday. Arma responds to the theme of the festival “Connect to resistance, people persist” by using plants that resist the adversary environmental conditions to bring joy and beauty to the world.
The ‘Arma’ Martini embraces the beauty of plants that thrive in the challenging Scottish environment, like the mighty thistle and the hardy blackberry. A tribute to strength and joy, this martini serves as a reminder that even in adversity, beauty can flourish.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE vodka
30ml Blackberry and ginger syrup
20ml Lemon Juice
5ml Ginger liqueur
15ml Aquafaba
Garnish with two blackberries on a skewer sprayed with gold dust, thistle on the side
Save
Created in honor of the incredible Mele Broomes, an award-winning performance artist and co-founder of Project X, this cocktail pays homage to ancient druidic herbal traditions rooted in Scotland and beyond.
Named after the legendary druidic drink mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “A Knight’s Tale,” the ‘Save’ cocktail brings together the ancient plants of meadowsweet, vervain, and water mint – all flourishing at Jupiter Artland.
A toast to art, history, and the power of nature in performance.
INGREDIENTS
50ml X MUSE
25ml Meadowsweet syrup
40ml Verbena and water mint tea
20ml Lemon juice
3 Dash Botanical bitters
Top up with Soda
Garnish with wildflower and watermint
The Serpents Wish
This cocktail was designed to support the 100th edition launch of TANK magazine with the philisophical theme "Problem of Evil", held at the TooGood design studio. The cocktail embodies the concept of a 'hidden evil', drawing inspiration from the Garden of Eden’s forbidden apple, symbolising man’s inability to resist temptation. It captures the essence of Dior’s Hypnotic Poison, blending the allure of crisp apple with notes of almond and a hint of "poisonous" intrigue from tonka. Each sip tempts the senses with a dangerous, seductive allure, much like the fateful bite taken by Adam and Eve.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X Muse Vodka
15ml Manzana Verde liqueur
10ml Orgeat syrup
10ml Tonka bean syrup with purple colouring
Topped up with Soda
Garnished with a dried apple slice
The Conversation Piece
Concept: This cocktail is inspired by Thomas Gainsborough's Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (circa 1750), a quintessential conversation piece. The painting shows the couple posed under an oak tree on their estate, surrounded by sheaves of harvested corn. This painting has significant ties to both the National Gallery and the Art Fund, having been acquired with the latter's support in 1960. Furthermore, it inspired Cornelia Parker's Landscape with Gun and Tree, a monumental sculpture at Jupiter Artland, the spiritual home of X Muse.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE vodka
20ml Bordiga Vermouth (oak barrel-aged white wine)
20ml Lemon juice
15ml Yellow raspberry shrub
5ml Violet syrup
5ml Green Chartreuse
Top with soda
Garnish with a Skeleton leaf
Undivided
A collaboration cocktail supporting the Goodman gallery's new exhibition ‘The Fury’ by Shirin Neshat. The exhibition aimed to capture the zeitgeist: a sense of foreboding and dread sparked by the resurgence of facism that we are witnessing.
INGREDIENTS
X MUSE vodka infused with black sesame seed
Dry Vermouth
Supasawa
Sekanjabin
Squid Ink
Coconut foam
Strangers In Scotland
Designed and Served at the 60th Venice Art Biennale Strangers in Scotland draws inspiration from the Biennale theme "Foreigners Everywhere".
The kingdom of plants provides intriguing analogies when considering the notion of "strangers." Plants that were once considered complete foreigners for hundreds of years are eventually accepted as natives. ‘Strangers in Scotland’ incorporates non-endemic ingredients that thrive in Scotland despite originating from other parts of Britain and the world.
INGREDIENTS
40ml X MUSE Vodka
10ml Campari
20ml Homemade raspberry shrub
40ml Cranberry juice
Majoram foam
The Other Self
A cocktail inspired by the theme of the 60th Venice Art Biennale, 'Foreigners Everywhere'. The enigmatic world of The Other Self is an immersive art performance where Marcos Lutyens orchestrates a journey through the fractured dimensions of consciousness. As reality unravels and perception dissolves, the audience is invited to explore the depths of the human psyche.
INGREDIENTS
50ml X MUSE Vodka infused with Butterfly Pea Flower
10ml Violet Syrup
10ml Rose Honey
60ml Tonic Water (on top)
15ml Lemon Juice
10g Blue Spirulina
Garnish with dried cordyceps mushroom
RED CAGE
Inspired by Daniel Richter, created by Sebastien Gans. First served at Thaddaeus Ropac during Frieze 2023.
INGREDIENTS
40 ml MUSE Vodka
10 ml Bitter Select
20 ml Lemon juice
20 ml Strawberry and basil syrup*
Garnish: Lemon peel
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a nick and nora glass. Add garnish.
Strawberry and basil syrup (for 1100 ml)
Blend 1kg of fresh strawberries in 500 ml water.
Filter then add 500g white sugar. Heat
When the liquid starts to biol, add 3 bunches of basil leaves. Remove from heat.
Infuse for 30 minutes before filtering.
CONVERSATION
In collaboration with the Lisson Gallery, created by Sebastien Gans. First served at Chiltern Firehouse during Frieze 2023.
This cocktail is based on the interaction between the 4 plant parts: the grains (barley in X MUSE), the fruits (passion fruit), the herbs (lemon thyme) and the roots (gentian roots (Suze)). Each of them brings its touch: depth, sweetness, savoury, and bitterness.
INGREDIENTS
35ml X MUSE Vodka
15ml Suze
20ml Lemon juice
15ml Sugar syrup
Scoop of half a passionfruit
Garnish: Lemon thyme
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupette. Add garnish.
DOUBLE ORANGE
Inspired by Farah Al-Qasimi, created by Sebastien Gans. First served at the Delfina Foundation in Frieze 2023. The sun, with its complex symbolism plays an important role in Farah's art. Often for her, the sun is represented by the orange, with its perfection in shape and vividness of colour. The Double Orange cocktail reflects the duality of the sun, its beauty and capacity to produce conditions for life from one hand, and its dangerous nature as a total destructor of anything living, on the other.
INGREDIENTS
35ml X MUSE Vodka
10ml Pierre Ferrand dry Curacao 15ml Lemon juice
20ml Lacto fermented carrot syrup*
10 drops of orange bitter Bittermens
Garnishes: Float of Red Porto Andresen Fine Ruby (5ml) and Burned orange zest (discard)
* Lacto fermented carrots syrup (For 1100 ml)
- 1 litre of lacto fermented carrot juice
- 300 gr of caster sugar
X MUSE WALLFLOWER
First served at Future Impact in Milan. Inspired by Forest & Whale's 'Wallflower'.
40ml X MUSE Vodka
10ml Basil Syrup
10ml Lemon Juice
Top with Pink Grapefruit soda
Thinly rim a tumbler glass with Fleur de Sel Salt
Garnish with Basil Leaf
AZURE BLUE
Inspired by Sekai Machache, created by Sebastien Gans