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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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Kentucky Mai Tai

The key is making your own orgeat from scratch. You want to have on the back end of your cocktail be the finish of sweet macadamia. the entry won't

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The Luminary

Tastes like a bitter fruit salad: green grapes, grapefruit, banana, pineapple, bell pepper, lemon. Fruity and bitter, without any juice.

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Letiz' B.

A scalable cocktail inspired from the Soupe Angevine recipe, a festive tradition of the Loire Valley. Two bottles of Prosecco serve fifteen of these. An

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A Break in The Shade

Recipe contains 4 drops of almond extract

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Diamond Rock

A collection of citruses on a soft sparkly blanket. For the foam, use 15 ml of egg white or aquafaba or 3 dashes of your preferred foaming agent. If you

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The Tootsie Twist

I suggest half way through drink eating garnish. Then drink the rest of cocktail.

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Mêl Napoléon

I used Ginger Mead for an extra depth, then garnished with a crystallised ginger cube for an extra kick. A dry gin is preferred; I used The Botanist.

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Exile

It is well known that Napoleon would eat in less than twenty minutes, but he was well known for enjoying drinking. To elaborate this cocktail, I tried

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Waterloo No2: Plancenoit

I originally made this cocktail by adding a drop of black food colouring. This makes the cocktail jet black. There is a common misconception (fuelled by

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Mezcalin facil

A wonderful trip in the Caribbeans

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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

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The Mandarine Code

Of course citrussy but also spice from the Mandarin Napoleon and from the Japanese whiskey. The sesame syrup adds sweetness and a nutty taste.

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GOLDEN AEROPLANE

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

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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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Sick Day

Bright acid, warm spice, a smoky nose giving way to botanicals and herbs followed by a complex and lingering citrus.

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