Talk:Southern Comfort

Southern Potato?
What's "Southern Potato" on the first line of the "History" section of this article? Is that what the liqueur was originally called, or is this an error? ChrisMofNS (talk) 07:14, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Classification Dispute
As a very long time SoCo lover, and having just discovered that it no longer says "Orange Liqueur" on the back label, I came to the Wiki site to see what wisdom I might find. It seems not many SoCo lovers have had much input into this Wiki. I can assure you that all SoCo bottles previously were labeled as being an orange liqueur. I no longer collect empty bottles, too old for that now, but if you have an old one around, a photo of the back label uploaded on here would solve a lot of argument.

Are you sure its peach flavoured? I can't recall ever seeing that on the package or even it vaguely tasting that way.

Ah, its been changed to caramel flvoured. Perhaps I should clarify; I don;t think it contains any flavourings, so would it not be better to say "with a flavour akin to...."

It is liquer...it says so right on the bottle...and it does contain caramel (again, right on the bottle). One thing that the bottle does not claim that it is, however, is whiskey.

I work at a bartending school, Southern Comfort is NOT a whiskey, it is NOT even a liquor. It is classified as a liqueur and it does state this on the bottle. It is Peach and Whiskey FLAVORED but again it is NOT a whiskey like Seagram's 7 is.

Someone changed it
The article originally stated that it was a liqueur and not whiskey. I have reverted it back to that version. --One Salient Oversight 09:51, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

The website says:

Enjoy your moment responsibly. Southern Comfort Company, Louisville, KY ©2004. ''Liqueur, 21-50% Alc. by Volume''

So it's a liqueur.

--One Salient Oversight 10:00, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Where can you find information saying that it's nuetral spirits based and not bourbon based? I've always heard that it was based on bourbon.


 * So did I. But when I went to the website I found otherwise. If Southern Comfort is a Bourbon then the company who mkaes it would say so. Click on the link above that says "The Website Says". It is in small print underneath the image. --One Salient Oversight 23:56, 21 March 2006 (UTC)


 * But I don't think the point is whether or not it's a bourbon. It's whether or not it's bourbon-based.  The fact that it's a liqueur just means that it's an alcoholic beverage with sweet flavoring added.
 * I'm not arguing the point either way. I'm just saying that I, like you guys, had always heard that it's bourbon-based, and the fact that the web site calls it a "liqueur" doesn't mean it isn't bourbon-based, it means it isn't a bourbon (which it clearly isn't, and which nobody says it is). TomTheHand 22:48, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * And here I answer my own question. This link to an article from the San Francisco Chronicle states that according to sources at Brown-Forman, it's made with a neutral base.  I'll add the source to the article. TomTheHand 22:51, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

If you go to the website http://www.southerncomfort.com/ and click on the "New Orleans Roots" link, then the "Soco Story" link, it has the information about its origins and original ingredients. According to the website it was invented to "'Rectify' the sometimes rough-tasting barrel whiskey coming down the Mississippi" and contains peach, orange, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar flavors. So it is a liqueur based on whiskey (not necessarily bourbon whiskey) and does contain peach flavoring (which someone seems intent on removing from the article). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.190.253 (talk) 12:31, 22 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, that is interesting. The link posted by TomTheHand states that "according to sources at Brown-Forman, the company that owns the product, it's a "fruit, spice and whiskey flavored liqueur" with a neutral base." However, Southern Comfort's official website states that Southern comfort derived from an attempt "to 'rectify' the sometimes rough-tasting barrel whiskey coming down the Mississippi from Kentucky and Tennesee." Any thoughts? WDavis1911 (talk) 07:37, 6 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The original recipe for Southern Comfort did indeed use bourbon. However, that has long since changed and SoCo is now made with neutral grain spirits. -99.150.143.174 (talk) 20:24, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

parts of the article..
I feel that parts of the article seem to read like an ad. Probably not intentional it just reads that way from the way things are said. "It is made from a secret blend of whiskey, peach, orange, vanilla, sugar & cinnamon." Here I feel secret sounds more like an advertising term, and less like formal reference language. Also, parts of "In Cocktails" reads possibly subjectively to me.

Any thoughts?--59.100.7.61 09:57, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

History of the Recipes
The article provides the present ingredients, and later the original ingredients. It would be a fine thing if someone knowledgeable in these matters could provide more detail about when, how, and why the recipe has changed over time. (I regret that I do not possess such competence.) —12.72.73.14 01:11, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

The lead paragraph mentions several flavorings which MAY have been part of the or a recipe at some point in time, but there is no citation to support these these being either current or long-standing.

My bartending text describes it as a blend of bourbon and peach liqueur--yielding a product which may itself still legally qualify as a liqueur, but which from a culinary viewpoint is more like a prepared cocktail.

I'm asking for a citation for the flavors mentioned in the lead. Spark240 (talk) 03:24, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

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"Although it is not mention"
Under History, the last line says "Although it is not mention, Southern Comfort is a liquor." I won't pretend to know if it is or not, but either way this clearly needs editing. Either it needs to be removed if it's false/redundant, or "mention" needs to be made "mentioned." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aryst0krat (talk • contribs) 21:31, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Southern Comfort's website
The Southern Comfort's website, history page: http://www.southerncomfort.com/learn.aspx?id=1666 uses this Wikipedia page in a frame.

American or "Irish-American" but not "Irish"
Why does the Southern Comfort entry on Wikipedia describe Martin Wilkes Hero as an "Irish" bartender? He was born in Missouri and lived his whole life in the USA, so obviously he was American or "Irish-American" but not "Irish". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.66.236.118 (talk) 05:26, 10 September 2011 (UTC) I have amended to just say bartender. He wasn't Irish and I don't think his ethnicity is of any relevance. Sue De Nimes (talk) 14:24, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

In Popular Culture
Since there isn't any "in popular culture" section, I guess there's nowhere to put the fact that it was Janis' drink of choice. I drank it myself in my early teens but moved on to bourbon and sometimes a gin and tonic in the summer. But when I commemorate Janis, on her birthday and the anniversary of her death, I drink some Comfort and listen to her sing. 65.79.173.135 (talk) 18:49, 21 January 2015 (UTC)Will in New Haven65.79.173.135 (talk) 18:49, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

No Mention of Eggnog?
There is a popular eggnog for about 2 and a half months every year sold in many grocery stores throughout the US under the Southern Comfort brand. I think there should at least be a mention of this somewhere. In fact, it is only through their eggnog that I was even familiar with the brand, as I do not drink. YouarelovedSOmuch (talk) 04:11, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Another user has since created a small section about their Holiday Egg Nog products. Thank you YouarelovedSOmuch (talk) 19:19, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 06:36, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Who took out the whiskey and when
The lede claims “Whiskey was replaced by a neutral spirit under the ownership of Brown–Forman.” However, the History section states “Sometime before Brown–Forman purchased the brand, it had been reformulated to use neutral spirit, with only a negligible amount of whiskey as a flavorant.” The latter is sourced with a link to a New York Times article that’s behind a paywall. Which is correct? Can someone with NYT access fix this discrepancy? PacificBoy  03:39, 23 November 2023 (UTC)