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The Little Corporal

After researching the History of Napolean I enjoyed some of the more niche stories about the French General. Particularly the nickname (The Little Corporal)

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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

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Sunset Serenade

As a previous step, you can easily prepare a fat wash with bacon with the tequila to add more smoky flavors.

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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

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El Joven Mixteco

This libation is complex, in part, due to the interplay of tropical fruit flavors (lime, orange, hints of pineapple), green chili peppers, and mild touches

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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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Brazilian Sunset

Add all ingredients to shaker Dry shake Wet Shake Double Strain into a rocks glass with a large cube

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Napoleon and Josephine

With rich cognac notes, rhum agricole bold taste and fruits sweetness this cocktail is not a classic tiki

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Le Gram

The cocktail's name itself is the combination of the first letters of the ingredients of the drink. L-stays for lemon E-stays for egg white G-stays for

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Orange Hours

You can take any Armagnac you like, I love a VS but if you want more wood I say go for it !

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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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Supernova Cocktail

I was keen to try star anise in a cocktail recipe and decided to crush and grind one in a shaker to release maximum flavour and see how it would turn out.

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Conquest in Crimson: A Napoleon's Choice

Tip: can slice orange before blowtorching if helps with quicker making, also argave is to présence can be sweeter if the customers wants it to be?

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Orange jelly candy

I have tried several variations of this cocktail. I love rye as much as I love gin and I think both spirits make a great cocktail, but, I think the botanicals

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Waterloops

After dinner/dessert cocktail

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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

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