Post #219624 by woofmutt on Wed, Mar 8, 2006 8:07 PM

I don't know the particular cocktail you had (a description of the flavor/look might help jog someone else's memory) but I've used Southern Comfort in tropical drinks before...

"While it is a fun drink for 15 year olds and rock legends, Southern Comfort can be a useful ingredient when making up cocktails. You just have to treat it like Chartreuse or Pernod, more of a flavoring than an ingredient. Used just right it can give a drink an elusive edge of mystery." Me in the "Whats the weirdest drink you've made or drank?" thread.

It's good to have a "mental taste" of the flavor of an ingredient when trying to use it in drink mixing (or cooking). Put a little of the hideous stuff in a glass and treat it like wine...Smell, taste, get some air in the mouth and concentrate on the flavor. You may get some inspiration as to what it'd go good with right then...Or later on when someone gives you a gallon of organic prune juice you might remember the Southern Comfort flavor, shout "Yee-gads!" and head to the bar to create the Pele's Golden Years cocktail.