See all entries to the 2024 Mandarine Napoléon Challenge

Mandarinse and Repeat

Balanced based on Dale DeGroff's Grasshopper recipe.

Mandonka

We started our journey through the wonderful world of cocktails during the pandemic. When we saw this competition, we realised it was an opportunity to

Mistress Eléonore

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

Take Me To The River

As the warmer part of the year is setting in, this cocktail is a light refreshing sipper whilst enjoying a lounge day in the grass or as you get ready

Calme-Toi

Mandarine-forward, spiced, nutty, cream-based scotch night-sipper. Excellent with a bar of fruit & nut chocolate or a tea. Black walnut bitters would

Maggie's French Quarter Sour

Inspired by my fiancé and our first vacation together in New Orleans. This cocktail is fruity and complex, much like what you find in the French Quarter.

Arandas

Fruity, zingy, refreshing

La Mandarine Méditerranéenne

Anised Surprising Iodised and spicy

Mandarine Mojito

Add Mandarine Napoleon, rum, mint, sugar and lime juice in a glass. Fill with crushed ice. Stir with bar spoon. Top up with soda. Stir briefly

Napoleon's Respite

Created for the Mandarine Napoléon Cocktail Challenge. During Napoleon's exile on Saint Helena, he developed a fondness for mandarins and would eat them

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

Mandarin Rush

A riff on the 'Gold Rush', in this variation I dialled back the honey syrup considerably, to make space for the sweetness of the mandarin liqueur and orange

Spicy Napoléon

si vous apprecier le piquant sur le bout de la langue, melangez votre verre avant de le boire. si vous n'aimer pas les épices, laisser le poivre à la

Southern Blossom

If you are using a darker, longer aged Cognac drop the amount to 3/4 oz. If your Cognac is lighter stick to the 1 oz measurement. Also if you have a tea

Front and Centre

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

Exiled emperor

Boozy with hints of Mediterranean citrus.