See all entries to the 2024 Mandarine Napoléon Challenge

Mulini Sunrise

Mandarine, citrus, cucumber and light notes of lavender for a refreshing time. Cucumber syrup can be replaced by cucumber liqueur. Named after Napoleon's

Supernova Cocktail

I was keen to try star anise in a cocktail recipe and decided to crush and grind one in a shaker to release maximum flavour and see how it would turn out.

The Emperor's New Fizz

I wanted to make mandarin the star of the show, using a citrus forward gin to compliment the liqueur. The addition of the vermouth and Sherry enabled me

Three emperors

This cocktail is using peach Schnapps in summer and pear schnapps in fall & winter

Le Napoleon

My bar is situated on Napoleon's place in our city. We had to find a Cocktail. I searched recipes on internet, but I was not fully ok, so I found

ISLAND REST

I chose to bring back the fashion of layered drinks, bornt in the islands.

Oranje boven de Waal (Orange above the Waal)

Fresh citrus sweet with a hint of chocolate

Mandarinas con melones

I love to create new drinks using colors and flavors from Latin American like cachaca with honeydew , those flavors pair well with mandarine , botanicals

Sage words

Fresh, botanical, rich

Dressed Up & Forgotten

Any 100% agave mezcal will work in this, but I chose Bruxo 3 barril because of its discreet smokey notes. I don't want too much smoke to overpower

Paradijs

This recipe can work with any bold VSOP Armagnac.

Mandarine at Midnight

The Mandarine Napoleon liqueur is a lovely spirit that compliments Irish whisky very well. I wished to creat an equal parts cocktail. The addition of the

Regal Island Retreat

Fruity, rich, smooth, and refreshing. Mandarine Napoleon liqueur offers the leading mandarin orange character and complex botanical flavors to the cocktail.

Mandarin Manhattan

Fill a shaker or mixing glass with ice cubes. Add all ingredients Stir gently for 20 seconds and strain into a glass

Coucher de Soleil

Looking at this competition rules and the Historical Value of Mandarin Napoleon I wanted to create a Classic Cocktail which hopefully will stay as the

Napoleon's Flip

Taking inspiration from the "flip" - an old drink with a complex and mysterious history, I combined it with Mandarin Napoleon to give a drink