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Mistress Eléonore

A sweet, fruity number with a flush of pink, named after Napoleon's mistress who bore his first illegitimate child.

Boney's Old Fashioned

Notes of orange, honey, and vanilla with hints of saffron, mint, clove, aniseed, chocolate and pine.

Ryn and Leon

Fresh, refreshing and tropical

Josephine

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

Chocolate Orange

I really enjoy terrys chocolate Orange and I love a White Russian so this is a sort of twist on that.

Le Napoleon

My bar is situated on Napoleon's place in our city. We had to find a Cocktail. I searched recipes on internet, but I was not fully ok, so I found

Dressed Up & Forgotten

Any 100% agave mezcal will work in this, but I chose Bruxo 3 barril because of its discreet smokey notes. I don't want too much smoke to overpower

Bon à part

First, take a salted almond and chew sufficiently to release the flavors. Second, take sip of the cocktail to mix with the almond flavors. Sip again to

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

The Forbidden Kiss

Refreshing, citrus, spicy, sweet, smoky. The flavor reminiscents of autumn spices, vegetables and fruits, but provides freshness at the same time.

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

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

Waterloo Sour

It is better to use 10 ml of rich cinnamon syrup and only use grated powder for the decoration. However, to make the recipe easier to recreate, 1-2 pinches

Death in Paradise

Used Tarquins gin, so suggest a cirtrus forward gin as the base.

Chanel

Easy, fresh , classic, low ABV I've been named this cocktail Chanel because it symbolises elegance and wealth, in addiction to representing quality

French Philosopher

This drink is best served up to enjoy all the subtle flavors that are playing well together, which you would lose if it was diluted by ice. Also, the