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Southern Comfort Ginger in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Southern Comfort Ginger recipe

BuiltHighballCubed ice7% ABV

The Southern Comfort Ginger is a built cocktail, made with southern Comfort and ginger ale, served in a highball over ice. It is sparkling.

Strength: about 7.2% ABV in the glass, roughly 12 g of alcohol and about 150 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

A simple bar call: Southern Comfort topped with ginger ale over ice.

Southern Comfort Ginger ingredients

Southern Comfort45 ml (1½ oz)
Ginger aletop up, about 150 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Southern Comfort Ginger

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
  4. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Lemon wedge
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Southern Comfort Ginger: quick answers

How strong is a Southern Comfort Ginger?
About 7.2% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 12 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Southern Comfort Ginger?
About 150 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Southern Comfort Ginger served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Southern Comfort Ginger have?
2 in total: southern Comfort and ginger ale. Simple enough to make at home.

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