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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

Mandillion

This drink is a take on the Cotillion, using 100-proof bourbon whiskey and a Kraken rum to spice it up. Still, the Orange and Mandarine Napoleon are the

Marianne's Kiss

When done right, the first sip of the 'Marianne's Kiss' has a strong taste of Peychaud's Bitters, but as the cocktail gets swirled

Napoleon's Respite

Created for the Mandarine Napoléon Cocktail Challenge. During Napoleon's exile on Saint Helena, he developed a fondness for mandarins and would eat

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

Saint-Hélène

A cocktail with sweet bitter for the beginner in bitter cocktail

Dress to impress

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

Fruit de l'empereur

Combination of my favourite's drinks at the bar

The Bells of St Clements

Remember that old nursery rhyme? Oranges and lemons are what this cocktail is all about. A lightly tart, citrus sipper.

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

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

Mandarinicillin

Serve in a frosted rocks glass if possible, with large, cubed ice.

Pogonip

A cocktail inspired by Pogonip Open Space Preserve, Santa Cruz, California. This vast expanse of bright meadows, ocean views, splashing streams, and shady

Mandarin Rush

A riff on the 'Gold Rush', in this variation I dialled back the honey syrup considerably, to make space for the sweetness of the mandarin liqueur

Mandroni

Based on negroni

Josephine

The cocktail is named after Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's mistress and then wife, resembling her elegance and femininity.