Name: Alabama Slammer (long)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vodka; 22.5 ml Southern liqueur; 15 ml Amaretto liqueur; 15 ml Sloe gin liqueur; 90 ml Orange juice; 7.5 ml Lemon juice

Alabama Slammer (long)
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Ketel One Vodka
³⁄₄ oz	Southern/Louisiana-style whisky liqueur (e.g. Southern Comfort)
¹⁄₂ oz	Disaronno amaretto
¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's Sloe Gin
3 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with skewered orange slice and maraschino cherry (sail).

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Screwdriver that's flavoured and lightly sweetened with a trio of liqueurs. (Don't be tempted to shake as this detrimentally thins the cocktail. Instead, consider rolling or throwing.)

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AKA: Southern Slammer

History:

Said to have been made famous by American former football quarterback Brett Favre. Just eight weeks after a near-fatal car accident resulting in 30 inches (76 cm) of his small intestine being removed, on 8th September 1990, Favre led Southern Miss to a comeback victory over Alabama. The Alabama coach, Gene Stallings, is quoted as saying, "You can call it a miracle or a legend or whatever you want to. I just know that on that day, Brett Favre was larger than life."

Truth is, the Alabama Slammer was popular in the U.S. a decade before Favre's miracle win and was being served in bars, including T.G.I. Friday's, in the 1980s.

There are numerous recipes for this cocktail dating from the late 1980s, some with orange juice and others with grenadine replacing the sloe gin found in better recipes.

AMABAMA SLAMMER
1 oz. amaretto
1 oz. Southern Comfort
½ oz. sloe gin
Dash lemon juice
Mix amaretto, Southern Comfort, and sloe gin in a chilled highball glass with ice and add a dash of lemon juice. Stir well.
John J. Poister, The New American Bartender's Guide, 1989

Alabama Slammer
1 shot Absolut® / Vodka
1 shot Southern Comfort®
Fill with Orange Juice
½ splash Grenadine
Shake
Orange Flag Garnish
Collins/Poco Glass
Mark Torre, The Bartender's Cherry, 1989

Nutrition:

One serving of Alabama Slammer (long) contains 254 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
12.73% alc./vol. (12.73° proof)
22.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Bob Cook

17th July at 21:46

On a whim, I just made this cocktail using Hochstadter's Slow and Low. instead of Southern Comfort (and a local amaretto), and I was surprised by how good it was. It rates with a good Caribbean/tropical punch.

John Hinojos

12th September 2021 at 20:30

I thought this was great. It is a little sweet, but not more than the usual screwdriver. Interesting mixture of flavours. Great for a brunch or on a hot afternoon.

Hilary Adams

30th March 2021 at 19:20

I'd never tried this drink before, despite mixing them for others. Definitely on the sweeter end of the spectrum (SoCo and OJ will do that to a drink). That said, not the worst drink I've ever had. The liqueurs definitely add something interesting to an otherwise standard screwdriver.