All entries to the 2025 Mandarine Napoléon Challenge

Leon's Whisper

"A secret best kept in dim light and hushed tones." In the backroom of a Parisian speakeasy-where jazz wailed through cigarette smoke and empires

Dusky Mandarin

This cocktail was inspired by the fleeting moments between day and night - that dusky, golden hour when the world slows down and flavors feel deeper.

Black angel

This cocktail can be enjoyed both before and after dinner. It is balanced and the coffee and mandarin combination is elegant. It is not too strong in alcohol

Ambralis

This cocktail offers a harmonious balance of smoky mezcal, bright citrus, and bitter herbal depth. Napoleon Mandarine adds refined sweetness and aromatic

Boulevard Napoléon

Le Gin acrobate met en avant la genièvre et les agrumes. La liqueur Mandarine permet d'avoir des arômes de mandarine gourmand et rafraîchissante. L'eau

Orange You Glad...

Using the classic 'Fog Cutter' as my inspiration, I use Mandarin Napoleon as it's rich Mandarin orange and cognac flavour pair beautifully with a funky

Bonnaparte's Charm

With the Bonaparte's Charm, I set out to create a cocktail that honors Napoleon Bonaparte charm and his legacy, which is best known for revolutionary change.

Porto Impérial

The crushed ice is very important, as it will give the Porto a flowing effect. Very cold glass. If you don't like rum, reduce the quantity by 1 or 1.5

Empereur des Français

Aroma: Notes of mandarin and chocolate with a hint of gentle woodiness. Taste: Soft and rounded, unfolding gradually - from a sweet and fruity opening

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The VOC

The complex tones of the botanicals, cognac and whisky marry nicely with the addition of the bitters. The Glenfiddich 12 YO also adds to the moment with

Too short to ride

The name 'Too short to ride' is a joke relating to Napoleon's regularly noted short stature, who Mandarine Napoleon is of course named after, the drinks

Velvet Triumph

1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass. 2. Prepare garnish of chocolate bitters. 3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. 4. FINE

The Elba Escape

The recipe tastes also really good when using 3 dashes of Bittermen's Elemakule Tiki bitters instead of Abbott's. Furthermore, it is also possible to

Gardens orange

For the recipe I used Nonsuch Blood Orange and Bitter Lemmon Shrub. The garden orange is a harmounious sour style drink, it incorporates Portebello gin

Citrine Dirge

Enjoy!