A comforting little nightcap. (Southern Comfort)

Member Name: thehonesttruth

Product:	Southern Comfort
Date:	07/06/09 (68 review reads)
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Southern Comfort , or SoCo as a lot of people call it nowadays, is a Whiskey based liqueur , where bourbon is blended with fruit juices and spices to give it it's distinctive flavour .

Like many spirits, it's available in a variety of bottle sizes, and obviously the larger the bottle, the more you'll end up paying . I usually get the 70cl bottle size, and pay between £11 and £14 . Its certainly not a cheap drink, but then most branded spirits tend to be pricey .

Its a golden amber colour, and upon opening the bottle (which is labelled with a nice old fashioned sketch scene, the labels containing all the pertinent information) the first smell to hit you is, if you're anything like me, probably going to be peach, subsiding into a kind of spiced exotic scent . The smell makes me think of warmth, and warmth is exactly the feeling this drink brings to my throat when I drink it. Flavours queue up on my tongue - peaches, cinnamon, something thick and treacly . It'd delicious, but on it's own, perhaps a little too strong for me to take anything other than the smallest sips .

Never fear though - Southern Comfort mixes easily with orange juice, lemonade, and (my favourite) Dr Pepper . But, be warned, mixing it with Dr Pepper in particular has proven to have dire consequences for me the next morning - due to it's deceptive sweetness and the ease of drinking, I have often drunk rather more than I intended, and sadly suffered appalling hangovers as a result .

For those who like cocktails, SoCo is pretty versatile here too . You can find a barrage of cocktail recipes all over the internet, but below are a couple of combinations I've tried and loved - perhaps you'll love them too.

Sloe Comfortable Screw:
Shake a shot each of Southern Comfort, Vodka, and Sloe Gin with ice . Pour into a glass, and top up with orange juice .

Apple Comfort:
Add 1 shot of Southern Comfort to a glass of apple juice . Heat gently in a pan until nice and warm, then sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg .

Would I recommend Southern Comfort - certainly, just be careful not to drink to much, the hangovers this leaves me with are evil! Overall though, its a great drink in moderation .

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