Name: Scarlett O'Hara
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Southern liqueur; 45 ml Cranberry juice; 15 ml Lime juice

Scarlett O'Hara
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Southern/Louisiana-style whisky liqueur (e.g. Southern Comfort)
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The tang of lime and the dryness of cranberry balance the apricot sweetness of whiskey liqueur.

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History:

The cocktail that helped put Southern Comfort on the proverbial drink map. Created 1939 and named after the heroine of the film Gone With The Wind, released that same year.

Nutrition:

One serving of Scarlett O'Hara contains 136 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.61% alc./vol. (12.61° proof)
13.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Angela Tønnessen

13th February at 07:54

I have slightly other specs for this cocktail. I use the ratios of a Gin & tonic, with a lime wedge or 2 instead of juicing the cocktail with it. No shaking needed.
So it makes for a delightfull guilty pleasure.

Miguel Perales

19th July 2022 at 21:31

Just tried this one and then it's other half, Rhett Butler. A very lime forward drink. The SoCo is actually hidden by the lime but it is actually a nice drink

Simon Difford

23rd July 2022 at 23:15

Agreed, I've reduced the lime. A better cocktail when made with "Reserve" Southern Comfort.

Renee Thorpe

4th November 2021 at 10:29

That tart lime gives this a similar experience to a whiskey sour, though obviously a tad fruitier and less alcoholic. I like this because the sweetness is from the Southern Comfort, not from white sugar, and so it comes off as slightly more complex. Great alternative to the Sea Breeze and the Cosmopolitan.