Yes, Southern Comfort is gluten free. Most pure distilled spirits are naturally gluten-free even if their base component has gluten. However, once you start getting into liqueurs and flavored alcohols the question is more complex. It’s best to do your research on anything you consume if you have celiac disease or a gluten allergy. How many calories are in Southern Comfort?

The post war years saw grain supplies to distillers further disrupted by the demands of the Marshall Plan to send foodstuffs to a hungry Europe ravaged by war – some, including Merchants Distilling, used potatoes to distil alcohol. New and old grain based whiskey was in increasingly short supply. In spite of these potential obstacles sales of Southern Comfort continued to grow apace during the war years, and one might speculate that the introduction of the new 1941 war-proof formulation was when whiskey was first dropped from the Southern Comfort recipe to be replaced by grain neutral spirit and a whiskey flavouring, a fact that only became general public knowledge following the acquisition of the brand by Sazerac in 2016. When creator Heron patented his drink in 1889, he labeled bottles with the tagline “None Genuine But Mine.” The brand continued to use the line for more than 70 years, even after changing one of its “genuine” core ingredients, whiskey.If your only exposure to “SoCo” is an ill-conceived shot you sort of remember taking one time, it’s time to give the spirit a closer look. From humble beginnings to WWII-era patriotism, Southern Comfort has a storied history. Here are seven things you should know about the famous southern liqueur.

Previously, there were also ground coffees available with both of these eggnog flavorings, but the coffee products have since been discontinued. Heron moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1889, patented his creation, and began selling it in sealed bottles with the slogan "None Genuine But Mine" [8] and "Two per customer. No Gentleman would ask for more." Southern Comfort won the gold medal at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Drink: Southern Comfort 100 Proof uses its higher proof to bring out some new layers of flavor. Cleaner, and a bit more like whiskey that its cousin Southern Comfort Original. Kevin Brauch. "A River of Whiskey". The Thirsty Traveler. Season 4. Episode 402. Fine Living. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010.Southern Comfort was created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron (1850–1920), the son of a boat-builder, in 1874 at McCauley's Tavern in the Lower Garden District, two miles (3km) south of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. [7] According to the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau, McCauley's Tavern was "just off Bourbon Street", and the original form of the drink was called Cuffs and Buttons. [8]

Pour Southern Comfort into a glass filled with ice and then add ginger beer. Stir and garnish with the lime wedge and mint leaves. Frozen Hurricane Heron originally named his liqueur Cuffs & Buttons. Depending on which version of history you believe, this was either a reference to the ingredients he used for the infusion — citrus peel (cuffs) and cloves (buttons) — or a nod to another popular liqueur of the time, Hat and Tails.

The sweetness of the old Southern Comfort is still there, but the 100 proof version adds a level of depth to it that’s great. Every so often, a sip that’s mostly bitter unfolds itself in the ways that only an expert liqueur mixologist could make it do – suddenly it’s all dark notes of cherry and tropical fruit, with a finish that’s all smooth, dark chocolate.