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Caution: Drink in Progress!

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Hi folks,

So I rummaged through my bar today, trying to finish off some bottles that were nearly empty, and hoping to concoct something that would help me forget it's winter. Here's what I came up with (still in progress, and so far unnamed):

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1 1/2 oz. Southern Comfort
1 oz. Peach Schnapps
1 oz. orange juice
6 oz. cranberry juice
wedge of lime

Fill a highball glass half full with ice. Add first four ingredients, stir to mix. Squeeze wedge of lime and drop into glass.


Tasty! It's a little on the sour side (according to my wife), because of the cranberry juice, but the orange juice softens it a little.

If anyone tries it, and has suggestions, or can come up with a good name (I'm thinking something Georgia related, because of the Southern Comfort and the peaches?), let's hear from you.
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By the way, I tried lowering the cranberry juice from 6 oz. to 4oz., and increasing the orange juice from 1 oz. to 3 oz. - but it ends up tasting a little too much like a fuzzy navel.
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Re: Caution: Drink in Progress!

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Demerara wrote:Hi folks,

So I rummaged through my bar today, trying to finish off some bottles that were nearly empty, and hoping to concoct something that would help me forget it's winter. Here's what I came up with (still in progress, and so far unnamed):

Untitled Drink

1 1/2 oz. Southern Comfort
1 oz. Peach Schnapps
1 oz. orange juice
6 oz. cranberry juice
wedge of lime
...
If anyone tries it, and has suggestions, or can come up with a good name (I'm thinking something Georgia related, because of the Southern Comfort and the peaches?), let's hear from you.


That sounds pretty good.
There's a related drink called DIRTY BATH WATER: Southern Comfort, cranberry juice and lime juice.
Maybe you could go somewhere with that name as a starting place.

There's also a RED WRECK: Southern Comfort, Peach Schnapps, Lime and Cranberry Juice, topped with Red Bull.

Plus a slew of 'Beach' drinks that have Peach Schnapps, Orange Juice, and Cranberry Juice in them.
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Thanks for the tips, bravedave!

Update: I tried 5 oz cranberry and 2 oz orange juice and, to my taste at least, it wasn't as good as the original combination. So far, the recipe as posted is still the best...
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Georgia Peach?
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springparrot wrote:Georgia Peach?
That did cross my mind... but it's a little heavy on the cranberry. Do they grow cranberries in Georgia??
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Demerara wrote:
springparrot wrote:Georgia Peach?
That did cross my mind... but it's a little heavy on the cranberry. Do they grow cranberries in Georgia??
Sure they do :wink:
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Post by sy »

Adding just a tad of grenadine takes a lot of the bite out of it.

Thanks for the new recipe!!! It's Very good!
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sy wrote:Adding just a tad of grenadine takes a lot of the bite out of it.

Thanks for the new recipe!!! It's Very good!
I'll have to try a drop or two of grenadine, that should sweeten it just enough without overdoing it. Thanks for the idea!

It still needs a name... maybe Devil Went Down to Georgia? (After all, it IS kind of an infernal color!) ;)
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Post by Caribbean Soul Man »

almost sounds like a southern cousin to sex on the beach.

hmmm maybe sex in destin
kindof rhymes :)
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