# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**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, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/21 "2008-12-08T23:13:15Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > Cutty Sark is in fact Scotch, so not only is it not technically bourbon, it’s _absolutely_ not bourbon.[…] You don’t have any booze, and you certainly don’t have anything that belongs in eggnog. Mount Gay is the way to go. So you’re suggesting that the OP (who does not drink whiskey) would be able to distinguish between Canadian Club and, say, Buffalo Trace, when said liquor is diluted 5:1 in eggnog? ---
**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, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/22 "2008-12-08T23:20:59Z")
Well, shut my mouth! What did I see when I went to the grocery store today, but cartons of **[Southern Comfort](http://www.sptimes.com/2004/12/15/Taste/The_cream_of_the_egg_.shtml)** brand non-alcoholic eggnog! It comes in two flavors: traditional and vanilla spice. ---
**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, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/23 "2008-12-08T23:38:11Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > So you’re suggesting that the OP (who does not drink whiskey) would be able to distinguish between Canadian Club and, say, Buffalo Trace, when said liquor is diluted 5:1 in eggnog? Of course not. I’m saying the phrase “Cuttty is technically not bourbon” is the rough equivalent of saying a dog is technically not a duck. I’m also saying I’m pretty sure even one who does not drink liquor could distinguish between the taste of Scotch and the taste of Canadian Club, even in egg nog. I think the OP, who says he has tried mixing Southern Comfort and egg nog and had bad results, needs to be aware there is a strong probability the reason for those bad results is, IMO, Southern Comfort Tastes terrible! I think Scotch in egg nog would taste pretty bad, too. I DO agree that of all the things he inherited from people who moved, the Canadian Cub is probably the least objectionable thing to add to the egg nog. But Mountgay Eclipse in egg nog is more than not objectionable. It’s delicious. ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/24 "2008-12-08T23:42:21Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > the correct ratio of SC to eggnog is 0:1 I was thinking the same thing, except I had my ratios reversed 😃 ---
**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 9, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/25 "2008-12-09T01:35:08Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > So you’re suggesting that the OP (who does not drink whiskey) would be able to distinguish between Canadian Club and, say, Buffalo Trace, when said liquor is diluted 5:1 in eggnog? Yes, if for no other reason than that Buffalo Trace is nectar while Canadian Club tastes like ass. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/26 "2008-12-09T02:54:02Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > 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” If you should wind up with a bottle that says “bourbon,” you should stop drinking immediately. Talking bottles, cans, or containers of any kind, really, are a sign that you have exceeded your limit. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/27 "2008-12-09T03:00:21Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yes, if for no other reason than that Buffalo Trace is nectar while Canadian Club tastes like ass. There’s nothing wrong with Canadian Club, it’s a wonderful mixer/house brand to be used in mixes. ---
**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 9, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/28 "2008-12-09T03:25:41Z")
There is everything wrong with Canadian Club. 1. It’s Canadian. 2. It tastes like ass. 3. It’s Canadian. Either drink real booze or stay sober. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/29 "2008-12-09T03:43:27Z")
You know what ass tastes like? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191/30 "2008-12-09T12:38:01Z")
Again: I _like_ Southern Comfort. It tasted good. One of my favorite drinks is a Southern Comfort Sour. I like Southern Comfort and OJ, too. And I would accept a shot of Southern Comfort – the only kind of shot I drink. It tastes _good_. And, while I said before that I will drink SC in my single yearly glass of eggnog, Ginger Brandy is better. If I have it, that’s what I put in it. And Ginger Brandy is also very, very good in a Tom & Jerry (a holiday drink I much prefer to eggnog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-southern-comfort-to-egg-nog/476191.md?page=1)