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Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall recipe
Also known as Slow Screw
BuiltHighballCubed ice10% ABV
The Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall is a built vodka cocktail, made with vodka, sloe gin, southern Comfort and more, served in a highball over ice.
A 1970s highball whose name spells out its build: sloe gin (slow), Southern Comfort (comfortable), vodka and orange (screw) and a Galliano float (against the wall).
Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall ingredients
| Vodka | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Sloe gin | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Southern Comfort | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Orange juice | 120 ml (4 oz) |
| Galliano | 15 float |
How to make a Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall
- Fill a highball with ice.
- Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
- Lift once gently with a barspoon.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Orange slice
Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall: quick answers
- How strong is a Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall?
- About 10% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 17 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall?
- About 230 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall served in?
- A highball, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall have?
- 5 in total: vodka, sloe gin, southern Comfort, orange juice and Galliano.
