Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort (sometimes referred to as SoCo) is a peach-flavored liqueur produced since 1874, beginning in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 1889. Southern Comfort won the gold medal at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. more...

Southern Comfort is available as 100 proof, 70 proof, or 76 proof. It is often erroneously thought to be bourbon whiskey based—it is actually neutral grain spirits based. Southern Comfort Reserve however is a blend of Southern Comfort and 6 year old Bourbon and is 40 percent alcohol.

In cocktails

Southern Comfort is used in the creation of many popular cocktails, including "Alabama Slammer", "Red Death", "A Piece of Ass", "Red Devil", "Greek Sex on the Beach", "Crash & Burn", and "57 Chevy".

A new, trendy Southern Comfort drink is the "Vince Vaughn," a mix of Southern Comfort and Mountain Dew Code Red. This drink is becoming popular on college campuses and in hipster bars across the United States.

In an advertising campaign, the company suggests mixing it with lime.

Very popular in Ireland is the "suddie and red", a mix of Southern Comfort and the uniquely Irish soft drink red lemonade. This is especially popular amongst students and younger generations. Another way to enjoy SoCo, is simply with Lemonade "on the rocks".

In popular culture

Southern Comfort gained popularity for being the drink of choice of singer Janis Joplin, as she often kept a bottle on stage during performances.

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