Comfort, the southern way (whiskey taste #9)

Be forewarned, this is my longest post to-date, but so informative!

If you subscribe to my Feedburner or similar RSS feed, you'll notice that I had posted this review once and then immediately pulled it from my blog. The reason I initially pulled this from my "Whiskey Tastes" is because although it is a whiskey, it is technically a liquer. What's the difference between a liquor and a liquer>? To be brief, liquor is a distilled, aged beverage (not fermented like beer or wine) and liquer is an [flavored] alcoholic beverage containing added sugars. Southern Comfort 100 Proof is a liquer, not liquor, and therefore not technically a whiskey. But I don't care, this stuff is delicious.

Southern Comfort 100 Proof is deceptively strong. I often sip bourbons on the 100+ proof range (Wild Turkey 101 or Booker's 125) but neither yield the stiff results of SoCo 100--the reason was explained above. As a liquer, you should be blending this with other mixers or blends...but if you're like me you don't want the hassle of multiple blends, cups, or swizzle sticks. In fact just getting a cup becomes too much trouble. Regardless, drink responsibly.

And now the tasting notes: SoCo 100 Proof is concentrated ('cause its a liquer), so the feel is similar to a quality cough medicine, coating the tongue, palette, and throat with a warm, dark, caramel glaze. SoCo 100 is much sweeter than one would expect from a bourbon, but again its a liquer, I won't repeat this again I promise. The sweetness is from the added caramel and peaches (the peaches are very well balanced within the blend, you will not taste "peach sauce" when you drink this). The flavors last a substantial amount of time, giving you time to contemplate life, love, and the next sip. Will's recommendation is to serve this on-the-rocks. Enjoy.