Join thousands of like-minded professionals and cocktail enthusiasts, receive our weekly newsletters and see pages produced by our community for fellow Discerning Drinkers.
Wanted to play homage to everyone's first cocktail, a random mix of ingredients that shouldn't really go together. I also wanted to counter the richness
Named after Étienne Macdonald who served under Napoleon.
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
A spirit made for an emperor, Mandarine Napoléon was created for Napoléon Bonaparte by Antoine-Francois de Fourcroy, the emperor's personal physician.
Si vous n'aimez pas trop les cocktails sucré, n'hésitez pas à ajouter quelques dash de bitter à l'orange afin de contrebalancer le côté sucré avec
Tastes like a bitter fruit salad: green grapes, grapefruit, banana, pineapple, bell pepper, lemon. Fruity and bitter, without any juice.
Looked at recipes of sweets that contained tangerine to find out what flavours went together, then had fun trying different cocktails till I found the
The Mandarine Napoleon liqueur is a lovely spirit that compliments Irish whisky very well. I wished to creat an equal parts cocktail. The addition of the
With rich cognac notes, rhum agricole bold taste and fruits sweetness this cocktail is not a classic tiki
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.
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
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 the
I used Mi Campo Blanco Tequila for a fruitier outcome. If possible. use a toasted coconut syrup, such as the Liber&Co Toasted Coconut or homemade.
J'ai utiliser des carottes arc en ciel pour leur aromatiques particulières
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.
Used Johnny Walker Red Label (although any good blended whisky you have at hand will make it), Mandarine Napoleon, Lagavulin 16 years, Campari, and the
All editorial and photography on this website is copyright protected
© Odd Firm of Sin 2025