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"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

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Jeju

Fresh, fruity, and herby, a nicely balanced citrus drink.

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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

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Botanical Explosion

For an explosion of botanicals/herbal notes use a botanical gin such as Uncle Val's or The Bontanist.

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The Three M's

Spicy, Smoky, Sweet, and Citrusy flavors all take turns in this well balanced summer cocktail.

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Alexandrian

Boozy, limy, mint tea

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Joséphine

A delicate but strong-willed character. Mandarine Napoléon in a backless dress topped with a crown of roses. Rose water is rather intense so use it with

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Rivoli

This recipe was inspired by the Battle of Rivoli won by the young Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy in 1797. The mandarin orange is a reminder of the Italian

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Napoleons Legacy

This special drink was a homage to the legendary ruler and his legacy in the world of cocktails. The story I imagen goes that Napoleon once discovered

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Patron of Roses

Known as the Patroness of Roses, Napoleon's first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais once sought to collect every known type of rose, driving Napoleon

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Mandarina Sour

I used tinned mandarin juice from a tin of mandarin segments.

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Bref, southfresh !

Fresh, delicate and acidulous

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Exile on Elba

Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. After doing my research on what ingredients grow on the island, I did some experiments with them and came with

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Citrus and Peat

Whiskey Sours are quite common, however there's always been a complexity to a scotch sour that always gets me. The warming spice notes and citrus

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Luna Naranja

I wanted a more complex, nuanced orange creamsicle-inspired drink, and between the roasty agave notes of the tequila and the citrusy spice of the Mandarine

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Mantling Mandarin

Riff of a mimosa

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