Name: Bonaparte cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 90 ml Soda (club soda); 30 ml Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot); 45 ml Mandarin liqueur

Serve in a

Collins glass

Garnish:

Orange slice

How to make:

POUR chilled soda water into ice-filled glass. Add freshly brewed hot espresso coffee so it layers on the sparkling water. Lastly pour the Mandarin Napoléon liqueur (the tasty part of the Bonaparte) which will sink through the coffee layer, pulling the drink together while leaving the coffee's crema on the surface.

3 fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water
1 fl oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)
1 1/2 fl oz	Mandarine Napoleon liqueur
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Review:

Zesty mandarin orange and espresso coffee served as a tall refreshing cocktail.

History:

Created 20th February 2014 by Simon Difford at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
9.42% alc./vol. (18.84° proof)
15.5 grams of pure alcohol

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