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Bref, southfresh !

Fresh, delicate and acidulous

Mandacream

I like the one I did yesterday (manda dream), but I found it's a shame to not see the color of the mandarine Napoleon, so I thought to do like a White

The Three M's

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

Elba

I wanted to make a Negroni-style cocktail with Mandarine liqueur, with three equal parts of drinks. Gin was of course unmissable. I thought that the herbal

L'Imperatore

My grandmother loves Mandarine Napoléon, and she was just giving me an old bottle that she likes, juste one day or two before I learned about the challenge

St. Helena Spritz

This is my original creation. Napoleon did not likely have an option of a spritz like this while exiled, but he certainly would have enjoyed one.

Lemon pie

This is a "dessert shot/cocktail" going well with everything's based on citrus.

Last Dance

A more robuat vodka such as Ketle One does the job but local is even better!

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 of the

Easy Peeler

An exercise in highlighting the bright, distinctive flavours of Napoleon Mandarine. Napoleon occupies pride of place on the nose and in the first sip,

GOLDEN AEROPLANE

Scrappy's Black Lemon bitters are preferred, but orange bitters could also be used.

Napoleon's chemical revolution

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

Mandarine Moon

This recipe combines the smooth richness of bourbon with the bright citrus notes of mandarine liqueur for a refreshing and flavorful cocktail.

Dress to impress

An amazing aperitiv and fresh cocktail, that can be a replacement for a mezcal margarita

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

Mandarine Boundaries

The first impressions are of richness and density predictable in the Mandarine Napoleon and its intense notes of mandarin with a certain bitterness of