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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

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Iron Marshall

Iron Marshall is inspired by a Corpse Reviver #2, subbing out gin and triple sec for the wonderfully decadent Mandarine Napoleon, and a splash of yuzu

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French Shakuhō

My personal notes about this cocktail will be to serve this hot cocktail at the end of a meal, during a cloudy afternoon or even before sleeping for its

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Between the Seasons

This cocktail is based off the weather you can experience in one day in the Midwest. Tropical summer fruits mixed with Autumn and Winter spices. Refreshing

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Cocoa-Man Espresso Martini

Experimenting with Mandarine Napoleon.

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Death in Paradise

Used Tarquins gin, so suggest a cirtrus forward gin as the base.

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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

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Chanel

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

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Le Mariage

I used strot jagertee

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Sweet Joséphine

Created for the Mandarine Napoléon Cocktail Challenge. This cocktail reflects the love that Napoleon Bonaparte had for his "sweet and incomparable

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Chakra Mandarine

Originally from Normandy, bartender for 2 years. I had the chance to be trained in a Caen bar school and to work in several establishments (cocktail bar,

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Royal Blossom

I chose to work with Pisco because it reminds me of French flagship products like cognac. It's also a spirit I like to work with in cocktails because

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Starry Mediterranean

A lot of time reading cooking recipes and running the test kitchen to get the right combination of flavours. It's not a flavour I have used before

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Uva

The idea was to use a mono ingrédient inside. I decided to use the grappe because it's the base of the mandarine Napoléon liquor. For the citrus,

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L'Empereur

A refreshing drink, you feel peach first and then mandarine is coming through to balance the sweetness. Easy to make, perfect for an afternoon by the pool.

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Fine Time

Quite dry, sophisticated, named after a New Order song and loosely based on the classic Dulchin cocktail

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