Cocktail of the Week #2: Alabama Slammer
Okay, so this week has two cocktails, because Christmas is rapidly approaching and I've barely made so much as a dent in my shopping, I'm praying against all hope that my face won't break out days before I head out of town to my sister's Christmas get-together, and the bottle of Di Saronno I bought on a whim last week has turned out to be remarkably agreeable with just about anything I throw it in. Plus, the Alabama Slammer holds the coveted top spot on my list of favorite mixed drinks, so I figured I should make note of it at some point in this blog.
I love Southern Comfort to a point that's a tad unsettling. It's a strange brew - clearly going after a woodsy, whiskey-ish flavor, it also has a spicy, fruity taste that's hard to describe. There's some peach going on, some apricot, maybe nutmeg? Anyway, you'd think a liquor with such a relatively complex flavor profile wouldn't be particularly mixable, but au contraire. SoCo is nice, if a tad sweet, by itself, but it truly comes alive when mixed. That sounds like damning with faint praise, but what the hey. It's good with Coke, with orange juice, with ginger ale, with apple cider, with milk (seriously), with Rose's lime...the list goes on. And its signature drink is undoubtedly the Alabama Slammer, which also utilizes amaretto (another favorite of mine) and sloe gin, which has a nice berry flavor.
I don't know who came up with this recipe, which started life as a shooter, but I don't care. I'm never not in the mood for one.
Alabama Slammer
1.5 oz Southern Comfort
1.5 oz amaretto (Di Saronno)
1 oz sloe gin (McGuinness)
orange juice
Fill a highball glass with ice, add Southern Comfort, amaretto and sloe gin. Top with orange juice (and if desired, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to cut the sweetness a bit). Stir and serve.
Feel free to adjust the above proportions according to your tastes - this drink doesn't have any devotists out there ready to scoff at your dabblings with the recipe.
I love Southern Comfort to a point that's a tad unsettling. It's a strange brew - clearly going after a woodsy, whiskey-ish flavor, it also has a spicy, fruity taste that's hard to describe. There's some peach going on, some apricot, maybe nutmeg? Anyway, you'd think a liquor with such a relatively complex flavor profile wouldn't be particularly mixable, but au contraire. SoCo is nice, if a tad sweet, by itself, but it truly comes alive when mixed. That sounds like damning with faint praise, but what the hey. It's good with Coke, with orange juice, with ginger ale, with apple cider, with milk (seriously), with Rose's lime...the list goes on. And its signature drink is undoubtedly the Alabama Slammer, which also utilizes amaretto (another favorite of mine) and sloe gin, which has a nice berry flavor.
I don't know who came up with this recipe, which started life as a shooter, but I don't care. I'm never not in the mood for one.
Alabama Slammer
1.5 oz Southern Comfort
1.5 oz amaretto (Di Saronno)
1 oz sloe gin (McGuinness)
orange juice
Fill a highball glass with ice, add Southern Comfort, amaretto and sloe gin. Top with orange juice (and if desired, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to cut the sweetness a bit). Stir and serve.
Feel free to adjust the above proportions according to your tastes - this drink doesn't have any devotists out there ready to scoff at your dabblings with the recipe.
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Saturday, December 16, 2006.
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