Cocktail recipe

Twelve Mile Limit

A shaken cocktail featuring Light Rum, Rye whiskey, Cognac.

Twelve Mile Limit cocktail

Ingredients

  • 30 ml White Rum
  • 15 ml Rye Whiskey
  • 15 ml Cognac
  • 15 ml Grenadine Syrup
  • 15 ml Lemon Juice

Method

  1. Add White Rum, Rye Whiskey, Cognac, Grenadine Syrup and Lemon Juice to a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until cold.
  3. Double-strain through a cocktail strainer and a fine sieve into a chilled coupe.
  4. Optional garnish: lemon peel.

Story

Named for the distance ships had to be from the US coast to serve alcohol during Prohibition, after the limit was extended from three miles to twelve.