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Exile on Elba

Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. After doing my research on what ingredients grow on the island, I did some experiments with them and came with

Blood Mandriver

Fresh blood orange Fresh turmeric root Fresh ginger root

Mandarine at Midnight

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

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 of the

Spicy Corsica

Add herbal notes (coumarine from the buffalo grass and parsely) to the mandarine flavor, as well as a twist of almond, and delivering a spicy finish.

Napoleons Legacy

This special drink was a homage to the legendary ruler and his legacy in the world of cocktails. The story I imagen goes that Napoleon once discovered

GOLDEN AEROPLANE

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

Chocolate Orange

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

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

Sicilian Sapidity

The main flavors in this cocktail are orange, dark red fruit, mint, and chocolate.

Brazilian Sunset

Add all ingredients to shaker Dry shake Wet Shake Double Strain into a rocks glass with a large cube

The Nitty-Gritty

The Quantity of Pastis dashes is key to provide the right taste of Anis while preserving the other ingredients.

Mandarine Drop

We used Daisy Mandarines that are delightfully sweet and much larger than a tangerine.

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

White mandarin

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 Miraculous Mandarin

The Miraculous Mandarin derives its title from the early 20th piece by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The cocktail, structured similarly to a classic