Name: Flaming Dr. Pepper
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ounce Aged Rum; .75 ounce Sweet Vermouth; .5 ounce Amaretto; .5 ounce Cynar; 1 dash Absinthe; 1 1/2 ounce Soda Water

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