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Mantling Mandarin

Riff of a mimosa

"Too Pretty to be English"

Ideally use both " jams" with low sugar content. Waitrose do a fantastic preserve range I'd highly recommend! The name is from a Napoleon quote

Sakito

Citrus

The Crucible

Refreshing, rich, bold, soft

No. 2 Sweet

This cocktail is meant to be enjoyed in good comapny and laughter in high spirits. Cheers!

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 my own

L'île flottante

The idea is to make the cocktail look similar to the French dessert « L'île flottante » by creating a white foam on top and a yellow color for the

Marianne's Kiss

When done right, the first sip of the 'Marianne's Kiss' has a strong taste of Peychaud's Bitters, but as the cocktail gets swirled around it becomes a

spicy 1964

A very luxurious taste from the classic mandarin-chocolate combination. THe ancho verde gives it a green spicyness to balance the sweetness of the mandarin

Breakfast After Noon

Early thoughts for the Mandarin Napoleon liqueur cocktails took me down gin and almond routes with white chocolate hints. I got to a recipe I was fairly

Chanel

Easy, fresh , classic, low ABV I've been named this cocktail Chanel because it symbolises elegance and wealth, in addiction to representing quality in

Impérial smash

Just my mind doing things during insomnia

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 the

Smoke over Waterloo

Used Johnny Walker Red Label (although any good blended whisky you have at hand will make it), Mandarine Napoleon, Lagavulin 16 years, Campari, and the

Rise and Fall

The hazelnut liqueur could be replaced by maraschino liqueur or amaretto if allergies so require

Marie Lucie

The origin of this cocktail comes from my family Christmas dinners, when my grandmother (Marie Lucie) hid the imperial mandarin under the table to prevent