Name: Too Close For Comfort
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 30 ml Southern liqueur; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Too Close For Comfort
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 oz	Southern/Louisiana-style whisky liqueur (e.g. Southern Comfort)
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Sweet and sour with the distinctive flavour of Southern Comfort.

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History:

Adapted from a drink discovered in 2005 at Mezza9, Singapore.

Nutrition:

One serving of Too Close For Comfort contains 227 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
18.38% alc./vol. (18.38° proof)
22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Miguel Perales

16th June 2023 at 23:28

Used SoCo 100. I think it is the better one of all the available Southern Comforts. Very citrus forward with a slight dark fruit and cinnamon at the end from the SoCo.
PS: Southern Comfort 100 is sneaky strong.

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