See all entries to the 2024 Mandarine Napoléon Challenge

Napoleon's Nectar

Created in my kitchen in Edinburgh using ingredients that marry well with mandarin.

Oranje boven de Waal (Orange above the Waal)

Fresh citrus sweet with a hint of chocolate

Elba Island Iced Tea

You might prefer to fill the glass with crushed ice instead of ice cubes and consider serving with straws.

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

Thyme Machine

This drink started life as a riff on a Classic Gimlet - created in March 2024 by Sam Burge of The Dark Horse bar in Bath.

Victoire

The cocktail resembles a slightly sweet variation on the classic french Sidecar, albeit less cognac-forward, the brandy being partly replaced with the

L'Amour des Trois Oranges

A vinous astonishment, juggling three oranges and doing tricks with pairings. Coriander matches orange peels whilst the gooseberry aspect typically found

spicy 1964

A very luxurious taste from the classic mandarin-chocolate combination. THe ancho verde gives it a green spicyness to balance the sweetness of the mandarin

Le due Italie

Citrusy, floreal, fizzy and smooth

GOLDEN AEROPLANE

Scrappy's Black Lemon bitters are preferred, but orange bitters could also be used.

Mimosa Napoléon

This cocktail can be lengthened with more champagne according to personal taste.

Corsica's Sunset

The name came from Napoleon's native island Corse also named the Island of Beauty. The color of the cocktail makes me think of a sunset on a Corse's

The NAP Sour

The BEST taste ever before to go to sleep..

Hot Blooded Mandarita

Using egg white instead of aquafaba might make it foamier, but this is a more vegan-friendly option. If the aquafaba has the right consistency, it can

Alexandrian

Boozy, limy, mint tea

Over the Yardarm

Perfect way to unwind on a summer night at the end of a long hard week