# Proper Ratio Of Southern Comfort To Egg Nog **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191 "2008-12-08T01:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/1 "2008-12-08T01:22:14Z")
I have egg nog. Last week, I discovered I had a bottle of Southern Comfort. I’m told mixing them is tasty. I’ve tried it and had bad results. I suspect my ratio is off. What is the proper ratio of liquor to dairy? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/2 "2008-12-08T01:32:59Z")
For a recipe using 2 cups whole milk and 3 cups heavy cream: 1/2 cup bourbon 1/4 cup dark rum 1/4 cup Cognac ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/3 "2008-12-08T01:49:45Z")
I pour about two fingers of bourbon then add the nog. I don’t use Southern Comfort. Even if it’s So Comfort brand egg nog. Try the bourbon with Luvel’s nog. It’s about as rich and heavenly as it gets. Throw a couple shakes of nutmeg and cinnamon in there. I throw an ice cube or two in there to thin it out. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/4 "2008-12-08T01:55:17Z")
I don’t have bourbon. I’ve got Southern Comfort Cutty Sark Canadian Club Majorsky vodka Guayacura (licor de damiana) Cherry Heering some wedding wine and White zinfandel ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/5 "2008-12-08T02:06:50Z")
missed edit window. I also have drambui. I inherited all this booze from people who moved. I rarely drink and know nothing about alcohol. Though, even I know Majorsky is an inferior, shameful vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/6 "2008-12-08T02:08:56Z")
Drambuie would probably go well with it. Not sure how much you should add, though. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/7 "2008-12-08T02:53:03Z")
Kahlua is wonderful in egg nog. You need to find some friends with Kahlua who are moving. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/8 "2008-12-08T03:12:38Z")
Cutty Sark or Canadian Club are both closer to bourbon than Southern Comfort. I mean, you are absolutely correct that neither is technically bourbon, but for the purposes of mixing it with eggnog for the traditional drink, the Canadian Club is going to be a fair equivalent. EDIT: Drambuie is, IMHO, way too sweet to add to eggnog. But if that’s your thing, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/9 "2008-12-08T03:17:46Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > Cutty Sark or Canadian Club are both closer to bourbon than Southern Comfort. I mean, you are absolutely correct that neither is technically bourbon If I am correct, it is only by sheer luck. I’m not even sure what bourbon is. I just know I don’t have a bottle that says “bourbon” ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/10 "2008-12-08T03:27:54Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I have egg nog. Last week, I discovered I had a bottle of Southern Comfort. I’m told mixing them is tasty. I’ve tried it and had bad results. I suspect my ratio is off. What is the proper ratio of liquor to dairy? Step one: pour nog down drain. Step two: drink alcohol. enjoy! Seriously, I never touch egg nog myself, but most of my friends who enjoy it would rather drink rum with it than just about any other liquor. None of the things on your list qualify, unfortunately… thwartme ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/11 "2008-12-08T03:36:15Z")
Bourbon is one of the four major types of whiskey: Scotch American Canadian Bourbon (named after Bourbon County, Kentucky) ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/12 "2008-12-08T03:46:20Z")
I can’t even imagine Southern Comfort with eggnog. Rum, bourbon or whisky, sure…but _Southern Comfort_? The first and only time I drank SC was when I was seventeen years old. It tasted like cough syrup and after one large gulp I barfed my guts out. Yeah, I was young and stupid, and tastes change. Maybe I’ll give it a try this season. I’ll let you know if it stays down this time. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/13 "2008-12-08T03:59:36Z")
the correct ratio of SC to eggnog is 0:1 if you absolutely **must** ruin your eggnog with alcohol, stick to something creamy like kahlua (as mentioned), or if that’s not an option, rum (as mentioned). anything else is sacrilege. all this is moot, though, as eggnog is clearly made to be [showered in](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv-oUsHvAZY), not drank. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/14 "2008-12-08T04:20:51Z")
Southern Comfort should only really be consumed with something lime or at least lemon-lime. To do otherwise is, as was mentioned above, basically like drinking cough syrup. I think you’ll probably want to turn elsewhere to make your egg nog taste less disgusting. (Ugh! Egg nog!) ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/15 "2008-12-08T05:26:04Z")
I am not a big drinker either, and just learned more from **Walloon** ’s post than I’d ever previously known about whiskey. That said, Southern Comfort has been my choice to go with Egg Nog, on the recommendation of a colleague. A pint of the stuff lasted me about three holiday seasons. As for proportions, I just made it up. A little Southern Comfort, a lot of Egg Nog - at least 3 to 1, maybe more. The alcohol should be more of a flavor than a dominant element. If it doesn’t taste right, adjust. Or maybe you just don’t like Southern Comfort for Egg Nog - obviously it’s not for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/16 "2008-12-08T05:28:54Z")
You don’t have any booze, so stop worrying. Toss all that stuff that you have and go buy a bottle of Mount Gay Eclipse rum. Add a shot of this to a cup of egg nog and Feliz Navidad! ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/17 "2008-12-08T17:32:58Z")
I like Southern Comfort in my eggnog, to the degree that I like eggnog at all. I use a 1 ounce shot of SC per glass of eggnog. I have no idea what the ration would be for a punchbowl full of eggnog, as I’ve never prepared it that way. I drink just about one glass of eggnog per Christmas season and that’s all I ever want. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/18 "2008-12-08T21:32:58Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Kahlua is wonderful in egg nog. You need to find some friends with Kahlua who are moving. Mmmm… I bet it tastes a little like an eggnog latte, one of MY holiday favorites! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/19 "2008-12-08T21:55:17Z")
I had some last night mixed with Barenjager. Damn that was good, rather sweet, but yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/20 "2008-12-08T22:38:56Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > Cutty Sark or Canadian Club are both closer to bourbon than Southern Comfort. I mean, you are absolutely correct that neither is technically bourbon, but for the purposes of mixing it with eggnog for the traditional drink, the Canadian Club is going to be a fair equivalent. Cutty Sark is in fact Scotch, so not only is it not technically bourbon, it’s _absolutely_ not bourbon. Franky, I don’t think Southern Comfort even qualifies as whiskey - it’s a liqueur. It’s gets its whiskey-like color from the same stuff as Coca-Cola: caramel color. On preview, what **silenus** says! You don’t have any booze, and you certainly don’t have anything that belongs in eggnog. Mount Gay is the way to go. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191.md?page=2)