Alabama Slammer
Encyclopedia
An Alabama Slammer is a cocktail
made with Amaretto
, Southern Comfort
, Sloe gin
, and orange juice. It is served in a tall glass. It is also sometimes known as a Southern Slammer.
Alabama Slammer is a song by the Casey Donahew Band on the Live-Raw-Real In The Ville Album, 2008
. This drink is made in the same glass as the Alabama Slammer; the Kamikaze is added into it immediately after making the first drink.
Cocktail
A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains two or more ingredients—at least one of the ingredients must be a spirit.Cocktails were originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters. The word has come to mean almost any mixed drink that contains alcohol...
made with Amaretto
Amaretto
Amaretto is an Italian sweet almond-flavoured liqueur. It is made from a base of apricot or almond pits, sometimes both.-Etymology:The name is a diminutive of the Italian amaro, meaning "bitter," indicating the distinctive flavour lent by the mandorla amara--the bitter almond or the drupe kernel...
, Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort is an American liqueur made from neutral spirits with fruit, spice and whiskey flavourings. The brand was originally created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874, and is now owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation...
, Sloe gin
Sloe gin
Sloe gin is a red liqueur flavoured with sloe berries, which are a small fruit relative of the plum. Sloe gin has an alcohol content between 15 and 30 percent by volume. The traditional way of making sloe gin is to infuse gin with the berries. Sugar is required to ensure the sloe juices are...
, and orange juice. It is served in a tall glass. It is also sometimes known as a Southern Slammer.
Alabama Slammer is a song by the Casey Donahew Band on the Live-Raw-Real In The Ville Album, 2008
Variations
A Red Death can be made by mixing an Alabama Slammer with a KamikazeKamikaze (cocktail)
The Kamikaze is made of two to one parts vodka, triple sec and lemon juice. According to the International Bartenders Association, it is served straight up in a cocktail glass. Garnish is typically a wedge or twist of lime....
. This drink is made in the same glass as the Alabama Slammer; the Kamikaze is added into it immediately after making the first drink.