Southern comfort often abbreviated soco is an american whiskey liqueur with fruit and spice accents. Finding the right auction house to sell your bottle. Fern michaels is the usa today and new york times bestselling author of the sisterhood series, mr. Heron in 1874, is shedding its bulbous, wideshouldered bottle in favor of a more tapered package that plays up its heritage. Southern comfort was first produced by bartender martin wilkes heron 18501920, the son of a boatbuilder, in 1874. A fusion of peach, spices and bourbon that captures the essence of americas south. I recently sold the oldest know bottle of southern comfort. Add vanilla bean, cinnamon, cloves, cherries, apricot, orange, and lemon, and steep, covered, for 5 days to a week. History explore our interactive timeline to learn more about the history of brownforman, and the people, brands, and events that have shaped our company. Southern comfort bottle liquor store display the spirit of new orleans.
This sweetened whiskey favorite has a long and venerable history, as told in the bourbon bartender, a book. History of southern comfort southern comfort liqueur was invented in the heart of new orleans famous french quarter in 1874 by a bartender named martin wilkes m. For a bit of southern comfort, these 11 books including slightly south of simple by kristy woodson harvey and the summer girls by mary alice monroewill knock your boots off. Vintage southern comfort bottle with label showing an illustration of woodland plantation. Apparently, the cocktail in a bottle packed quite a wallop. Media in category southern comfort the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. My initial assessment is not very southern comfort bottles and labels are old fashioned by design, but the %abv and volume labels are pretty modernlooking. Theres nothing like a southern summer with long lake days, surprise thunderstorms, lightning bugs, homemade butterfinger ice cream, country music concerts, and nights at the drivein theater. Today its a bed and breakfast, but like any respectable plantation, it has its own cocktail. Incidentally, the term fifth for a bottle of liquor comes from the fact that the standard size.
We retained familiarity of the label, but looked to the brands heritage for inspiration, giving the label a proprietary shape. According to the history books, southern comfort was first made by an irish. Back then, whiskey was a popular drink, yet the quality was not always decent. Can you or anybody else here confirm, that the product actually containes whiskey. How to date identify vintage whiskey bottles whiskey id. It looks much lighter than im used to seeing southern comfort, which usually appears a dark shade of amber or almost brown. The amber liqueur shimmers wonderfully through the glass bottle with the. I worked on the southern comfort brand for about six years, beginning shortly after brownforman acquired it. That bottle dates to the early 1980s 19821985 based on the tax strip.
Originally, the brand was created by martin wilkes heron in new orleans. The story of southern comfort begins in 1874, when martin wilkes heron flavored bourbon with honey, citrus and spices at mccauleys tavern, a saloon in new orleans french quarter. An honorary cocktail called the scarlett ohara followed, made with southern comfort and cranberry and lime juices. Its the most popular recipe in southern living history. The historic brand welcomes whiskey back to the bottle. In 1939, david selznick released gone with the wind, the film adaptation of the 1936 margaret mitchell novel.
Featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical. Heron, southern comfort is a fruit, spice, and whiskey flavored liqueur owned by brownforman and is available in 100 countries. If you and i ended on a desert island and there was a bottle of liquor, theres an evenmoney chance it would be southern comfort, mark. In fact, all of the southern comfort bottles are different. Can anybody tell me how old this bottle of southern comfort. Let yourself be spoiled by this piece of southern history and look forward to a rich. What you might call the next chapter in southern comfort s life began a decade or so later when st. A newandimproved southern comfort will hit the shelves in july, with a redesigned label and bottle. One of the most significant new features to the new package is a unique icon on the neck and label proudly owning southern comforts position as a category of one. A historical virginia romance the whiskey series book 2 kindle edition by beth bennett, blushing books.
Welcome to southern comfort the smoothdrinking whiskey created by m. Weve been crafting our smoothdrinking whiskey for over 140 years, ever since our founder m. Southern comfort very old bottle 75cl a very, very old bottling of southern comfort, bottled at 44% much higher than the standard 35% of todays soco, and in a 75cl bottle. Simply southern is a proud sponsor of child fund international, turtle conservation foundations and the american red cross with our dedicated and loyal customers, we have donated over 51.
Thatll put hairs on your chest just be sure to get a medallion to go with it for a real 70s vibe. Southern comfort bottle gets new, updated look wsj. Southern comfort won the gold medal at the 1904 worlds fair in st. Though it invariably appears on liquor store shelves next to jim beam and jack daniels, southern comfort isnt actually a. To serve, fill a twoandahalf gallon punch bowl with ice and pour in the bottled oleosacchrum. The brand was originally created by bartender martin wilkes heron in new orleans in 1874, and originally used whiskey as the base spirit. Flavored versions like lime comfort and caramel comfort will be phased out.
I have a bottle of southern comfort witch is 40% and 750 ml is it worth any. Jun 19, 2014 vintage 1952 southern comfort party book food drink. It was released in september 2012 as the first single from his 20 album wheelhouse. There are over seventy million copies of her books in print. The bottle was one of the more iconic and authentic feeling components retained from the. Shop online and pick up instore with no added charge. Southern comfort has a rich history and i wouldnt normally encourage reading through a products history page but this one is rather entertaining. Starting in 1934, the southern comfort label depicted an illustration of the woodland plantation in louisiana, which was later registered with the national register of historic places. Whether your liquor cabinet is never complete without a bottle of it or whether you think it tastes like red bull mixed with lysol, theres no getting around the fact that southern comfort is an american original with some deep roots. However, some producers continued to use bottle molds with the warning for a few years after. I have an old bottle of southern comfort any idea its. Bottle service includes all standard mixers redbull is an additional charge.
What is the value of a 1969 bottle of southern comfort. Spirit whiskey with natural flavors liqueur, 2150% alc. Southern comfort is the spirit of lazy tailgating parties, warm nights, andwith some statistical. Southern comfort was first produced by bartender martin wilkes heron 18501920, the son of. Apr, 20 southern comfort, soco to many, traces its origins to new orleans in 1874. We dug through 140 years of soco history to find out some of the secrets to the liqueurs longevity. The following was cut and pasted frm wikipedias article on southern comfort whiskey. Labels contains unused labels from bottles, mostly wines, but also some. Jim seemed able to capture joplins light, wrote michelle margetts in the new book jim marshall. An early stamp saver book illustration from cash stamps. Add water to fill any remaining space in the bottle, seal and refrigerate. I have an unopened bottle of southern comfort complete with. Guests at southern comfort lodge can enjoy a full englishirish breakfast.
Youll often find it in the lower right portion when looking at the bottom some dates are much easier to distinguish than others. This will usually tell youwithin a year or twowhen the whiskey was bottled. Simple spiced cakes with canned pineapple and bananas popped up in community cookbooks throughout. Many of the cocktail recipes we repeated from recipe book to recipe book were. In adulthood, southern comfort became part of my job. Liza cowan writing about art, popular culture, history, vintage graphics, and.
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about southern comfort today at. I won a half bottle of southern comfort over twenty five years ago, and i put it away for a special occasion and forgot about it. Most bottle manufacturers molded the year into the glass at the bottom of the bottle in 2digit format. However, both brands do produce bottles that are stronger than their flagships. Produced using neutral spirit and over 100 ingredients, the final liqueur matures for eight months prior to bottling. I always get homesick for my north carolina hometown at this time of year. Southern comfort, created by new orleans bartender m. Our onehour express instore pickup guarantees your order will be ready in a speedy fashion. The awesomeness inside the bottle hasnt changed, but we thought it could use an upgraded. Southern comfort press release bottle, before and after. Has a light amber, brownish color, sweet and fragrant with hints of peaches and citrus. Top off with three bottles of chilled brut champagne. Be careful when mixing these higherproof alternatives, though. At woodland plantation, the country home of southern comfort as we refer to it, you will find both.
Get the best deals on southern comfort advertising when you shop the. Iconic shots from the godfather of rock photography. Its usually embossed in the glass, but sometimes on the label. Get the best deals on original southern comfort advertising when. Maria shriver tena clarks memoir southern discomfort, a true coming of age story, reads like a tennessee williams play. Shattered the southern comfort seriesdahlonega trilogy book. Some pictures of the edges of the label, and the back label might help. Built in 1834, woodland plantation is the legacy of william johnson, the first american chief river pilot and prosperous sugar cane baron. The 25 most famous southern food recipes southern living. The taste of whiskey is apparent, but there is a sweetness which is brought by the mix of peach liqueur and fresh peaches. Southern comfort had high consumer awareness but had lost relevance over time. My personal history with the product, like most people, began when i was shy of legal drinking age and it ended badly. I have an old bottle of southern comfort any idea its value and who would want it share share share. About woodland plantation established in the 1830s, woodland plantation offers experiences from a long and rich history.
So thought i would add a little history of the brand. Haint is an old southern word for a specific type of ghost or evil spirit from the carolina coast, but found in tales from various regions of the south. First concocted as a mix of bourbon with fruits and spices in 1874 in new orleans by bartender m. Jul 24, 2011 i would pour a bottle into a clear container and examine the clarity.
Southern comfort limited edition christmas wrapped bottle from wax to order it, contact us southern comfort has introduced a limited edition bottle for the festive period encouraging consumers to make it a new orleans christmas. Whip up a homemade batch for yourself with this recipe. We bet that isnt the only thing you didnt know about the iconic spirit. Since march 1, 2016, the brand has been owned by the sazerac company, which purchased it from brownforman.
Add a custom touch to any party or event with labels for 50 ml. As the story goes, they gave her a lynx fur coat and matching hat though some say she sort of requested the swag. Sweetened whiskey favorite southern comfort has a long and venerable history, as told in the bourbon bartender, a book celebrating americas signature spirit written by nyc bartenders jane danger and alla lapushchik. Southern comfort, soco to many, traces its origins to new orleans in 1874.
Southern comfort zone is a song cowritten and recorded by country music singer brad paisley. May 08, 2017 if you and i ended on a desert island and there was a bottle of liquor, theres an evenmoney chance it would be southern comfort, mark brown, the chief executive of sazerac, said in a. Paisley wrote this song with kelley lovelace and chris dubois. The nearly clear appearance of the liquid makes me wonder whether the bottle has been refilled with something else. I have an old bottle of southern comfort any idea its value. I found a bottle called southern comfort reserve 6yo. This is a story about a girl growing up in a dysfunctional family in a small, southern town in the midst of the jim crow era. Mar, 2018 did you know southern comfort was originally called cuffs and buttons. Original southern comfort advertising for sale ebay. Janis joplin holds a bottle of southern comfort whiskey on a backstage couch in 1968. The art of personal history ed daad phd application essays phones exist too, and the. Sweet and rich with a mollasses background and faint medicinal flavour, it is today enjoyed as americas take it easy drink. A pre2010 southern comfort bottle with its label showing an illustration of louisianas woodland plantation. Southern comfort is an absolute classic and also available in our online shop.
How to date identify vintage whiskey bottles whiskey. The strongest jack daniels is the single barrel barrel proof, which can range from 125 proof to 140 proof and its expensive. Indeed, this easydrinking, inexpensive apricotandspice whiskey liqueur has for generations served as a bridge between youth and adulthood, between fruit juice and ardent sp. Did you know southern comfort was originally called cuffs and buttons. I have an unopened bottle of southern comfort complete with box large size how much is it worth please. Starting january 1, 1980 all bottles were required to use metric measurements 750ml, 1 liter, etc. Sep 22, 2017 southern comfort is the spirit of lazy tailgating parties, warm nights, andwith some statistical likelihoodmemories of an unfortunate highschool episode or two.
Just 40 minutes south of new orleans, woodland and spirits hall offer outstanding service and cuisine in a unique setting rich in history, culture and natural beauty. Tennessee where he patented his creation and started selling it in bottles as a. Add the bottles of cognac, bourbon, and jamaicanstyle rum. You might want to consider southern comfort as historys most. In the annals of amazing things we associate with janis joplin her voice, her style, her independence, theres the story of how she got a free fur coat. It picks up where it left off in book one with casey and olivias story and boy is filled with action and drama. Among other things, i wrote the recipe books and created drinks and drink names, although i cant take credit for sloe comfortable screw.
Southern comfort is the second book in the southern series. I have an old bottle of southern comfort 75 cl 40%. A very rare antique bottle of southern comfort, a classic american whiskey liqueur. Louisiana introducing the new 80 proof southern comfort. I had far more trouble with this book, as a black woman, than i did with the help. Shattered the southern comfort seriesdahlonega trilogy book 1 kindle edition by clark oneill, lisa. If your bottle shows these words, it was probably bottled between 1935 and 1964.
Set in the deep south where magnolias, catfish, the bible, guns, alcohol, racism and carnal knowledge collide, tenas story confronts the heartbeat of americas identity crisis. A historical virginia romance the whiskey series book 2 kindle edition by bennett, beth, books, blushing. Brownforman bought southern comfort the whole company, not just the brand in 1979. Southern comfort is the second book in the southern series by natasha madison and if you think book 1, southern chance is amazing just wait until you get your hands on book 2, southern comfort. If the clarity is good, i would say its worthy of a taste test, couldnt kill ya, as long as it is southern comfort.
Belief in haints probably originated with the gulla geechee people, descendants of african slaves in the carolina low country and barrier islands. Natural history museum of zimbabwe is 5 miles from southern comfort lodge, while centenary park is 5 miles from the property. Some bottles produced during the transition will show both metric and ounces. After prohibition, southern comfort became its own kind of base spirit. Liquor bottle labels shop fullsize miniature small. Southern comfort 1946 southern comfort, bottle, whiskey bottle. Seven things you should know about southern comfort. Heron moved to memphis, tennessee, in 1889, patented his creation, and began selling it in sealed bottles with the slogan none genuine but mine and two per customer. Heron in 1874 and born in new orleans, where theres a party on every street and the good times never stop. Strain liquid through a finemesh sieve, then return it to the jar and. Protective, alpha cowboy who is also wicked intelligent with computers, yes please.
Southern comfort is also available in 80 proof and 100 proof bottles. This should taste significantly different from todays offering, not least because it was bottled at a much higher abv back then. Pour bourbon into a sealable widemouth container, such as a quartsize mason jar. Vintage 1952 southern comfort party book food drink recipes. On the site they claimed it contained 6yo straight bourbon. Beer cocktail history collection cocktails history. It is made from neutral spirits with fruit, spice and whiskey. In the cabbage thread there was mention of southern comfort. Southern comfort by natasha madison, paperback barnes. Kara newman is an awardwinning writer, book author and cocktail expert with more than a decade of experience in the drinkswriting world. Since you have been working at southern comfort, i thought you might be the right person to ask.
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