Name: Expedition
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ounce Bourbon; as garnish Mint Sprig; 2 dash Angostura Bitters; 3/4 ounce Lime Juice; 1/2 ounce Honey Syrup; 1/2 ounce Cinnamon Syrup; 1/2 ounce Coffee Liqueur; 1 ounce Jamaican Rum

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tropical

sour

Bourbon

Mint Sprig

Bitters

Angostura Bitters

Lime Juice

Honey Syrup

Cinnamon Syrup

Coffee Liqueur

Jamaican Rum

Make Expedition, a cocktail associated with Smuggler's Cove, using Cocktail Gallery's visual recipe guide.

Expedition

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