--- title: Vintage Cocktail Recipes for a Prohibition Anniversary description: Some Americans found ways to get around the rules of Prohibition—hence cocktails like the Three-Mile Limit and the Twelve-Mile Limit. canonical: https://time.com/5466199/prohibition-anniversary-cocktails/ author: Diane Lapis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-05T15:30:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:12.420Z article:section: History og:title: Mark the Anniversary of Prohibition's End With These Period-Appropriate Cocktail Recipes og:description: Raise a glass 1930s-style og:url: https://time.com/5466199/prohibition-anniversary-cocktails/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0095f0c2d7e9c519/69894031656a3f5bb1bd6184/cruise.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: Society Thanksgiving Cocktail Cruise og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mark the Anniversary of Prohibition's End With These Period-Appropriate Cocktail Recipes twitter:description: Raise a glass 1930s-style twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0095f0c2d7e9c519/69894031656a3f5bb1bd6184/cruise.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mark the Anniversary of Prohibition's End With a Period-Appropriate 'Three-Mile Limit' Cocktail > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Diane Lapis](https://time.com/author/diane-lapis/) and [Anne Peck-Davis](https://time.com/author/anne-peck-davis/) Dec 5, 2018 3:30 PM UTC  On Nov. 30, 1933, Knickerbocker society luminaries turned for Major and Mrs. S. Fullerton Weaver's Thanksgiving "Cocktail cruise" aboard the "Good Ship Park Lane Cafe." Among the "passengers" were (left to right), Miss Dorothy McElphone, Edmund Sheedy and Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Wilde. On Nov. 30, 1933, Knickerbocker society luminaries turned for Major and Mrs. S. Fullerton Weaver's Thanksgiving "Cocktail cruise" aboard the "Good Ship Park Lane Cafe." Among the "passengers" were (left to right), Miss Dorothy McElphone, Edmund Sheedy and Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Wilde.Bettmann/Getty Images by [Diane Lapis](https://time.com/author/diane-lapis/) and [Anne Peck-Davis](https://time.com/author/anne-peck-davis/) Dec 5, 2018 3:30 PM UTC _The adoption of the_ [_21st Amendment_](https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxi) _to the U.S. Constitution, on Dec. 5, 1933, officially_ [_repealed the amendment_](http://time.com/3605609/a-toast-to-the-end-of-prohibition/) _that had launched Prohibition —_ [_more than a decade_](http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,746470-1,00.html) _during which the production, distribution and sale of “intoxicating liquors” was banned. But, though Prohibition had technically been a dry time, some Americans found ways to get around the rules. The period was also followed by a flourishing moment for exotic and elaborate cocktails, as authors Diane Lapis and Anne Peck-Davis show in their book_ Cocktails Across America. _For the anniversary of the end of Prohibition, here’s how to raise a glass 1930s-style:_ During Prohibition, Americans boarded cruise ships to far-off places such as Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean to enjoy cocktail time. Once the ocean liners passed the U.S. coastline’s territorial boundaries, alcoholic beverages were served. The evening’s entertainment was as famous as the nightclubs in New York, striking “joy to the toes of those who love to dance!” Passenger line advertisements promised its wealthier travelers, “to sit in snug deckchairs, to idle, sip things, and watch the smart world go by.” Although Prohibition outlawed the sale, manufacture and transport of intoxicating beverages, the three-mile, and later the twelve-mile, limit that was imposed around the United States did not actually prevent the import, export and enjoyment of alcohol. It did help to boost cruise ship business, as well as illegal rum running from Canada, England and the Caribbean. Following the repeal of Prohibition, travelers continued to enjoy drinking, dining and dancing on cruise ships. Ship directors and hostesses would entice travelers to dance to swing or jazz music, or enjoy a cabaret or folk dance performance. Shuffleboard, deck tennis, golf, swimming, horserace betting, pillow fights and fancy dress balls were other interesting pursuits. These two aptly named cocktails thumb their nose at Prohibition, and are a tribute to glamorous times at sea. War correspondent and newspaper reporter Tommy Millard is said to have created the Twelve-Mile Limit recipe. **Three-Mile Limit** 2 ounces cognac 1 ounce white rum 1 teaspoon grenadine 1 dash fresh lemon juice Shake all ingredients well with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a cocktail glass. **Twelve-Mile Limit** 1 ounce white rum ½ ounce rye whiskey ½ ounce brandy ½ ounce grenadine ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Lemon twist, for garnish Shake all ingredients well with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.  Countryman Press Countryman Press _Excerpted with permission from_ [Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s](http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294995702), _available from Countryman Press._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5466199/prohibition-anniversary-cocktails/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5466199/prohibition-anniversary-cocktails/"},"headline":"Mark the Anniversary of Prohibition's End With a Period-Appropriate 'Three-Mile Limit' Cocktail","datePublished":"2018-12-05T15:30:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:12.420Z","description":"Raise a glass 1930s-style","url":"https://time.com/5466199/prohibition-anniversary-cocktails/","keywords":["food and drink","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0095f0c2d7e9c519/69894031656a3f5bb1bd6184/cruise.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Diane Lapis","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/diane-lapis/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Anne Peck-Davis","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/anne-peck-davis/"}],"articleSection":"History","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0095f0c2d7e9c519/69894031656a3f5bb1bd6184/cruise.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Society Thanksgiving Cocktail Cruise","caption":"Society Thanksgiving Cocktail Cruise","creditText":"Bettmann/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/history/","name":"History"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/food-and-drink/","name":"food and drink"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5466199/prohibition-anniversary-cocktails/","name":"Mark the Anniversary of Prohibition's End With a Period-Appropriate 'Three-Mile Limit' Cocktail"}}]}] ```