EPISODE · Nov 13, 2020 · 17 MIN

Episode 31: Southern Comfort

from Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur · host Matt Birchard

Episode 31 features Southern Comfort. A whiskey based, fruit and spiced liqueur, it is bottled at 35% ABV, or 70 proof.Enjoy this episode with some Southern Comfort straight, on the rocks, or substituted for whiskey in your favorite cocktail!Southern Comfort's official website: https://southerncomfort.comBrief Historical Timeline:1874 - Invented in New Orleans at McCauley's Tavern by Martin Wilkes Heron1885 - Potentially part of the New Orleans Cotton & Industrial Exposition when the original concoction was renamed to Southern Comfort1889 - Heron moves to Memphis, Tennessee and begins bottling Southern Comfort1904 - Rumored to have won a gold medal at the World's Fair in St. Louis1939 - The Scarlett O'Hara cocktail was introduced1960s - Janis Joplin is often photographed with a bottle1979 - Brown-Forman, a US conglomerate in distilled spirits business, buys Southern Comfort2010 - The antebellum mansion, a depiction of the Woodland Plantation shown on the label is removed2011 - The first brand extension begins with a lime and a cherry flavored version2016 - The Sazerac Company purchases Southern Comfort from Brown-Forman along with Tuaca as part of a $543.5 million deal2017 - Sazerac puts the whiskey back into Southern ComfortKey Cocktails:Think of Southern Comfort as if it were a whiskey for mixing in cocktails! Here's a Southern Comfort cocktail I learned in bartending school:Alabama Slammer:1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort3/4 oz Amaretto3/4 oz Sloe Gin2 oz Orange JuiceBuild over ice and garnish with an orange wheel, a cherry, or whatever citrus fruit you may have handy!References:Wikipedia article on Southern ComfortCocktail Times article on Southern Comfort historyLiquor.com article on Southern ComfortNY Times article on whiskey returning to the recipeChuck Cowdery's blog post on ingredientsHuffington Post article on Southern ComfortContact Information:Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.comJoin my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseurInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/Twitter: @LLConnoisseur