TDN: Mandarine Napoleon – Vote for the best drink!

by Sylvan on May 28, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last night was Mandarine Napoléon, a cognac based tangerine liqueur that has been compared to Grand Marnier, but brighter and cleaner. The original recipe was indeed formulated for Napoleon in 1802, although it was not bottled commercially until 1892. We were joined by the master distiller from Holland, who mentioned that cloves were part of the formulation. Tasty stuff, and definitely worth seeking out!

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Mandarine Happiness: 2 oz rye whiskey, 1/2 oz Canton ginger liqueur, 1 oz Mandarine Napoléon, stirred with ice, served on the rocks with a splash of ginger beer.

Napoleon v. Wellington: 1 oz each blended Scotch, Mandarine Napoléon & dry vermouth, 1/4 oz Maraschino, 2 dashes of Peychauds. Stir with ice and serve up.

Mandarine Cooler: 1 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 1 oz Pimm’s, 1/2 oz Campari, 2 dashes grapefruit bitters, top with tonic water. Stir with ice, pour into a tall glass with ice, garnish with mint.

Mandarina: Rim flute w/ lemon peel. 1 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 1/4 oz Luxardo Bitter, 1/4 oz lemon juice, 1/4 oz aquavit, 3 dashes The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters, 1/2 egg white. Shake, double strain, top w/ Cava.

Heliopic: 1 1/2 oz Forty Creek 3-grain Whisky, 1/2 oz Ramazzotti, 1/2 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 1/2 oz lemon juice; shake, strain; lemon twist.

Clouded Memory: 1 1/2 oz aged rum, 3/4 oz Averna, 1/2 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 2 dashes Fees Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters, 1 dash absinthe. Stir/strain/garnish with an orange twist.

May Tarry: 1 oz rhum agricole vieux, 3/4 oz Cognac, 1/4 oz Peach St Distillers peach brandy, 3/4 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 3/4 oz Trader Tiki orgeat. Shake and strain over crushed ice. Garnish with mint.

Howabout: 1 1/2 oz Martin Miller’s Westbourne Strength gin, 3/4 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake and strain into cocktail glass.

Flambeau: 1 1/2 oz Hendrick’s, 3/4 oz Amer Picon, 3/4 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 1/4 oz Demerara simple syrup, 1 dash Angostura. Shake and strain into a Cynar rinsed cocktail glass.

Lillet Tomlin: 1 oz Lillet Blanc, 1 oz VSOP Cognac, 3/4 oz Mandarine Napoléon, 1/4 oz Maraschino, 1 dash Regans’ orange bitters, orange peel garnish.

What was the best drink from TDN: Mandarine Napoleon?

  • Lillet Tomlin (40%, 4 Votes)
  • Flambeau (10%, 1 Votes)
  • May Tarry (10%, 1 Votes)
  • Clouded Memory (10%, 1 Votes)
  • Heliopic (10%, 1 Votes)
  • Mandarine Cooler (10%, 1 Votes)
  • Mandarine Happiness (10%, 1 Votes)
  • Mandarina (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Howabout (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Napoleon v. Wellington (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 10

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TDN: Kahlúa -Vote for the best drink!

by Sylvan on May 24, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last week was Kahlúa – everyone’s favorite coffee liqueur from Mexico. Never gone beyond pouring it in your coffee, or White/Black Russians? Well, here are some different and creative uses for that old bottle of Kahlúa.  Citrus and coffee, 2 drinks with Fernet Branca – there are definitely some interesting looking recipes to try here.

Check out the recipes then vote! (Poll below recipes)

Sweet Wake Up: 1 oz chicory coffee, 1 oz warm milk, 3/4 oz Kahlúa, 3/4 oz dark rum,  dark cocoa dust. Brew a cup of café au lait, add dark rum and Kahlùa and stir. Dust a little dark cocoa on top.

Veracruz Sling: 1 1/2 oz Kahlúa, 3/4 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz orange juice, 1/4 oz Angostura bitters. Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass.  Top with 1 oz club soda.  Garnish with a floated coffee bean.

Veracruzan Swashbuckler: 1 1/2 oz aged rum (Zaya), 1 oz Kahlúa, 1/2 oz orange juice, 1/4 oz Fernet Branca, 1 dash absinthe.

4 Stars: Muddle lemon peel, add 1 1/4 oz Laird’s bonded apple brandy, 3/4 oz Kahlúa, 1/2 oz Fernet Branca, 2 tsp Bénédictine. Shake & strain.

Solitary Confinement: 1 1/2 oz rye whiskey, 1/2 oz Lemon Hart overproof rum, 3/4 oz Kahlúa, 1/2 oz green Chartreuse, 1 barspoon cane (or simple) syrup. Stir, orange twist.

Dolemit: 4 oz whole milk, 1 1/2 oz brandy, 1 oz Kahlúa, 1/2 oz Trader Tiki’s vanilla syrup, 1/2 oz Bénédictine, 2 dashes mole bitters, shake/strain into a pint glass half-filled w/ice. Top with grated nutmeg and 3 cardamom pods speared on a cocktail pin.

Sunday Sapote: 1oz Kahlúa, 1 1/2 oz Cruzan rum, 1 oz Black Sapote (chocolate fruit) espresso puree, 1/2 oz Clément Creole Shrubb, Chantilly cream head, Orange twist garnish, flamed Cruzan Spiced Rum mist.

Breakfast Bracer Flip: 1 1/2 oz Makers Mark, 1 oz Kahlúa, 1 whole egg, shake with ice, strain, garnish with grated coffee bean.

Satin Sting: 1 1/2 oz Kahlúa, 3/4 oz El Dorado 12 year old rum, 3/4 oz Zirbenz. Dash Angostura bitters, 6 drops absinthe. Pinch ground cloves garnish.

Levez-vous: 1 1/2 oz Sazerac Rye, 1/2 oz VSOP Cognac, 1/2 oz Kahlúa, 1/2 oz cold brewed coffee, 1/2 oz Torani Amer, 2 dashes Herbsaint Original, 1 dash Regans’ Orange Bitters No. 6. Stir/strain into large cocktail coupe, garnish with an orange peel.

Cafe Coco: 2 oz Kahlúa, 1 oz Dark Rum, 1 oz Light rum, 1 oz Cherry Heering, 2 oz Coco Lopez, 2 oz lime juice. Combine with crushed ice in a blender and blend for 20 seconds. Pour into tiki mug and garnish with a flag.

What was the best drink from TDN: Kahlúa?

  • Levez-vous (25%, 2 Votes)
  • Sunday Sapote (25%, 2 Votes)
  • Dolemit (13%, 1 Votes)
  • Veracruz Sling (13%, 1 Votes)
  • 4 Stars (13%, 1 Votes)
  • Breakfast Bracer Flip (13%, 1 Votes)
  • Satin Sting (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Wake Up (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Solitary Confinement (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Veracruzan Swashbuckler (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Cafe Coco (-2%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 8

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TDN: Dark Rum – Vote for the best drink!

April 28, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last week was Dark Rum and we all got our molasses on and shook up these originals.
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Ugly Duckling: 2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal rum, 3/4 oz cane syrup, 1/4 oz Chartreuse, 3/4 oz lime juice, 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters.
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TDN: Gin and TDN: Spiced Rum – Vote for the best drink!

April 19, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last week was Spiced Rum, and the week before was Gin. So I’m putting up 2, that’s right 2, polls so everyone can finally vote twice! I know you’ve all wanted to.
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Gin
Brass Tacks: 1 1/2 oz gin, 3/4 oz blanc vermouth, 1/4 [...]

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TDN: Casa Noble – Vote for the best drink!

April 7, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last week  was Casa Noble tequila. Specifically, their Crystal, or blanco. We were joined in the chat room by Jose “Pepe” Hermosillo, a founding partner of Casa Noble, all the way from Jalisco, Mexico! He graciously answered our many questions and even shared a few photos from where Casa [...]

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TDN: Orange – Vote for the best drink!

March 29, 2010

The Thursday Drink Night theme last week (well, 3/18)  was Orange. Fruit,  liqueurs and bitters – anything orange was fair game. The prize for the tastiest cocktail (as decided by this poll) is a bottle of Scrappy’s orange bitters from CocktailKingdom.com!
This week (that is 4/1, uh oh) the theme is Casa Noble Tequila!
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TDN: Unsimple -Vote for the best drink!

March 12, 2010

The challenge last night was Unsimple. Simple (and otherwise) syrup is the great equalizer in creating new cocktails – and we got rid of it. No syrups were harmed in the production of this week’s Thursday Drink Night.
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Rum Carocko: 1 oz heavy rum (i.e. [...]

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TDN: Plus One – Vote for the best drink!

March 9, 2010

The challenge last week was to take your favorite cocktail and add one (+1) ingredient to it, put it in a dress, and give it a new name. The prize is a signed picture of Blair ‘Trader Tiki’ Reynolds in a dress! And some booze too, once we figure it out. But we know which [...]

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TDN: Bartender – Vote for the best drink!

February 26, 2010

The theme this last Thursday Drink Night was creating original drinks named after or based on your favorite  or other notable bartender. The prize is a “personal effect” signed by Jeffrey Morgenthaler. We’re hoping for maximum creativity on that one!

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Martin’s Booty: 1 1/2 oz El Dorado 3 [...]

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TDN: Trader Tiki’s Exotic Syrups – Vote for the best drink!

February 12, 2010

Trader Tiki’s Exotic Syrups was the theme this last Thursday Drink Night – a new line of syrups from CSOWG’s own Blair Reynolds AKA Trader Tiki.  Perfect for those too lazy to make their own orgeat, vanilla syrup, Don’s Mix (grapefruit and cinnamon) and cinnamon syrup but too picky to use the other commercial varieties.  [...]

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