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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

Spirit Of St. Helena

A spirit made for an emperor, Mandarine Napoléon was created for Napoléon Bonaparte by Antoine-Francois de Fourcroy, the emperor's personal physician.

Dreaming in a breeze

This cocktail is herbal, warm in flavor and fresh on the nose, boosy and slightly sweet. It's a bold yet citrucy drink that should be enjoyed very cold,

Manda's Kiss

You might want to slightly adjust the quantity of lime juice and/or mandarin juice if the mandarin juice is too sweet or too sour.

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 around it becomes a

Mandarine major

The copa glass is big. The volume of the drink and ice should at be at least above the middle line. It appears much better.

Josephine

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

Mandarine del Sol

The original recipe calls for runny honey (4:1)

Sainte-Hélène Iced Tea

Discovered by trying to make a Pimm's Cup without Pimm's. The name is a reference to Saint-Helena, a British island between Brazil and Angola where Napoleon

Huguenzo

Se cocktail peut plaire au homme comme au femme avec c'est note de mandarine, mangue, citron et se côté pétillant qui est agréable

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 let

Exotic 1

Twist of classic cocktail A 1 with napoleon mandarins liqueur with exotic flavors coming together with mandarins.

Mandarina Sour

I used tinned mandarin juice from a tin of mandarin segments.

Uva

The idea was to use a mono ingrédient inside. I decided to use the grappe because it's the base of the mandarine Napoléon liquor. For the citrus, I use

Breakfast After Noon

Early thoughts for the Mandarin Napoleon liqueur cocktails took me down gin and almond routes with white chocolate hints. I got to a recipe I was fairly

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,