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After researching the History of Napolean I enjoyed some of the more niche stories about the French General. Particularly the nickname (The Little Corporal)
Taking inspiration from the "flip" - an old drink with a complex and mysterious history, I combined it with Mandarin Napoleon to give a drink
The first impressions are of richness and density predictable in the Mandarine Napoleon and its intense notes of mandarin with a certain bitterness of
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.
After dinner/dessert cocktail
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
I am a bit of a history buff and I wanted to add a historical reference to Napoleon Bonaparte in my drink. What better way to do that, than to use Waterloo
Frais, sucré gras et long, les lèvres de retrouvent enrobés d'une fine pellicule de gras qui fait penser au stick a lèvre ou au gloss
A vinous astonishment, juggling three oranges and doing tricks with pairings. Coriander matches orange peels whilst the gooseberry aspect typically found
The cocktail is named after Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's mistress and then wife, resembling her elegance and femininity.
I used tinned mandarin juice from a tin of mandarin segments.
Recipe contains 4 drops of almond extract
Used Tarquins gin, so suggest a cirtrus forward gin as the base.
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
SUNDAY-a cocktail to be drink with people we love, to be drink with breakfast or can be drink before or after lunch or dinner and a mandarin lovers
For mandarin salt mix, zest mandarins and let dry for a few hours. Add equal parts zest, salt and sugar. Shake in container to combine.
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