Prohibition Cocktails

May 18, 2016
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These musically inspired Prohibition cocktail recipes come courtesy of Ted Haigh’s fun and fabulous Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. A must-have for classic cocktail aficionados, Haigh’s book is full of historical recipes, including Prohibition favorites like the Sidecar, the Twelve Mile Limit and the Scofflaw (named in honor of those who scoffed at the 18th Amendment), as well as images of ads for booze cruises and novelty drinking numbers like “It will Never be Dry Down in Havana!”

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