Name: Conference
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1/2 ounce Bourbon; as garnish Orange Twist; as garnish Lemon Twist; 1 dash Orange Bitters; 2 dash Angostura Bitters; 1/4 ounce Demerara Syrup; 1/2 ounce Calvados; 1/2 ounce Cognac; 1/2 ounce Rye Whiskey

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spirit-forward

Bourbon

Orange Twist

Lemon Twist

Bitters

Orange Bitters

Angostura Bitters

Demerara Syrup

Calvados

Cognac

Rye Whiskey

Make Conference, a cocktail associated with Milk & Honey, using Cocktail Gallery's visual recipe guide.

Conference Cocktail Recipe | Cocktail Gallery

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