See all entries to the 2024 Mandarine Napoléon Challenge

Parisian Dirty Blonde

A dessert cocktail enjoyed after a good meal.

Inside Job

An improved Mandarin Sour. Embellished with the mandarin liqueur's base of French Cognac and the Italian Campari. These two countries come together

Forelska

There is no word in the english language for the euphoria experienced as you begin to fall in love. The Norwegian word for this feeling is Forelska I

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

Josephine's Reply

The smokey but connected base of the Mezcal, lime and mole bitters with just a hint of chocolate and cinnamon combine uniquely to create a very balanced

Napoleon's chemical revolution

tasting notes: Mineral, smoke, mandarin, zesty, hint of anise, vanilla, refreshing.

Nouvelle-Orléans

The Nouvelle-Orléans is inspired by the Napoleonic history and mythos of what would become the spiritual home of the cocktail. Local legend holds that

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

The Miraculous Mandarin

The Miraculous Mandarin derives its title from the early 20th piece by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The cocktail, structured similarly to a classic

Taps and Reveille

The name refers to military bugle calls. The drink, by its sweetness, plays best as an after dinner drink or nightcap (Taps.) The espresso flavor contrasts

Oranje boven de Waal (Orange above the Waal)

Fresh citrus sweet with a hint of chocolate

Front and Centre

Wanted to play homage to everyone's first cocktail, a random mix of ingredients that shouldn't really go together. I also wanted to counter the

Mandonka

We started our journey through the wonderful world of cocktails during the pandemic. When we saw this competition, we realised it was an opportunity to

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

The Last Ditch

The basic principle is to make Mandarine Napoléon as the central core flavour. Then, satellites like coco rum liquor and black cold tea come on the floor

Disagreement

If you don't like spicy thing you can put instead a vegetarian chili (it taste like chili but has no heat) or you can just put vanilla syrup instead