See all entries to the 2024 Mandarine Napoléon Challenge

Napoleon Sazerac

A herbal orange variation on the classic New Orleans cocktail.

Starry Mediterranean

A lot of time reading cooking recipes and running the test kitchen to get the right combination of flavours. It's not a flavour I have used before and

Sunset Serenade

As a previous step, you can easily prepare a fat wash with bacon with the tequila to add more smoky flavors.

Le Gram

The cocktail's name itself is the combination of the first letters of the ingredients of the drink. L-stays for lemon E-stays for egg white G-stays for

Emperortini

Looking back to the history of French Revolution; Napoleon.

Sick Day

Bright acid, warm spice, a smoky nose giving way to botanicals and herbs followed by a complex and lingering citrus.

Emperor's Demise

One of many theories on how Napoleon Bonaparte died was that in the course of treatments for a variety of symptoms he was said to consume large amounts

Lemon pie

This is a "dessert shot/cocktail" going well with everything's based on citrus.

Count of Corsica

Zesty , sweet , rich with underlying nuttiness For those not wanting to use egg white a few dashes of foaming bitters will do the trick

The Bells of St Clements

Remember that old nursery rhyme? Oranges and lemons are what this cocktail is all about. A lightly tart, citrus sipper.

Marie Lucie

The origin of this cocktail comes from my family Christmas dinners, when my grandmother (Marie Lucie) hid the imperial mandarin under the table to prevent

The Threepenny Opera

Mandarine and absinthe play contrast supported by cherry, botanicals and cognac in the backstage. I picked Remy Martin 1738 Accord Royal as a second role

Mandarine del Sol

The original recipe calls for runny honey (4:1)

Fine Time

Quite dry, sophisticated, named after a New Order song and loosely based on the classic Dulchin cocktail

The Bicorne

Experimenting at home on 17th March 2024

The Josephine

This drink is also good served up in a coupe.