Tonight: Twelve Mile Limit
I had some leftover rum for a punch I'm making for New Years Eve so I turned to my bible, "Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails" by Ted Hiagh and thought this sounded like the best way to put that bit of Jamaican Rum to good use. The drink dates back to prohibition when the government changed the range of interdiction to twelve miles outside the U.S. You could board your steamer passage cruise and let the boozing begin right there on the ship once outside of U.S. territorial waters. Although a bit summery tasting for this cold wintery evening, it is a delicious cocktail that I will revisit often. It could become a summer staple.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz white rum (I used Appleton White Jamaican)
- 1/2 oz rye whiskey
- 1/2 oz brandy
- 1/2 oz grenadine (homemade)
- 1/2 oz fresh meyer lemon juice
Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Lemon twist (or something better than what I managed to carve out with the worst knife ever).
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