Alabama Slammer

The Alabama Slammer is a famous 1970s cocktail made with Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto liqueur and orange juice. The Alabama Slammer is also sometimes called the Southern Slammer. You only need four ingredients to make this easy cocktail. It’s the perfect summer drink.

This tasty drink can be served as a slow sipper cocktail or divvied up into shot glasses and served as a shooter. This drink originally comes from the University of Alabama.

Related: Long Island Iced Tea, Sex On The Beach, Spicy Margarita, Cape Cod Cocktail.

Alabama Slammer Ingredients

• Southern Comfort – A fruit-flavored whiskey-based liqueur infused with spice
• Sloe Gin – A berry pink gin-based liqueur.
• Amaretto Liqueur – An almond-flavored liqueur.
• Orange Juice – Freshly squeezed orange juice is our top choice. Citrus flavor balances this recipe.  

The best glassware to serve an Alabama Slammer in is a tall drinking glass or a highball glass. I found these cute ribbed glasses (similar ribbed glassware). I also used paper straws, which are so cute for cocktail recipes.

Instructions for an Alabama Slammer Recipe

In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice. Shake for 10-15 seconds until well chilled.

Strain and pour into a glass filled with fresh ice.

Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. Serve immediately.

Tips for Making

• Batch Recipe – Increase this recipe 6x to make a pitcher recipe that serves six cocktails. You can do this in advance and store it in the fridge. I recommend not adding ice until you are ready to serve so you don’t dilute your drink.
• Lemon Juice – If you find this recipe a bit too sweet, try adding some fresh lemon juice for more acidity, tartness and balance.
• Variations – One variation of this recipe is to add a dash of grenadine to make it bright red (the color of the University of Alabama). Just stir to achieve a bright red color or add the grenadine into the cocktail shaker. Another popular variation is to divvy the recipe into shot glasses and serve it as a shooter instead of a cocktail.

More Summer Cocktail Recipes

• Margaritas – We love a classic margarita as well as a strawberry margarita, spicy margarita or a watermelon margarita.
• Mojitos – In addition to the classic mojito, we also love to make a strawberry mojito and a virgin mojito.
• Shots – Our jello shots, green tea shot, lemon drop shot and jäger bomb are a few of our most popular shot recipes.
• Tropical Drinks – We love fruity drinks like the pina colada, jungle bird and the mai tai.
• Amaretto Drinks – Amaretto Sour, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Sidecar Drink

More Recipes to Try:

• Dips – French Onion Dip, Corn Dip, Taco Dip.
• Salad – Creamy Pasta Salad, 7 Layer Salad, Best Potato Salad.
• Pizza – Detroit-Style Pizza, Stuffed Crust Pizza, Pizza Dough.

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Alabama Slammer

Learn to make an Alabama Slammer using Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto liqueur and orange juice. Perfect summer drink! 

Course cocktail

Cuisine American

Keyword Alabama Slammer

Prep Time 3 minutes minutes

Servings 1 cocktail

Calories 241kcal

Author Elsie Larson

Equipment

• 1 cocktail shaker
• 1 highball glass

Ingredients

• 1 ounce Southern Comfort
• 1 ounce Sloe Gin
• 1 ounce Amaretto
• 2 ounces Orange Juice

Instructions

• In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice. Shake for 10-15 seconds until well chilled.
• Strain and pour into a glass filled with fresh ice.
• Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. Serve immediately.

Notes

• Batch Recipe – Increase this recipe 6x to make a pitcher recipe that serves six cocktails. You can do this in advance and store it in the fridge. I recommend not adding ice until you are ready to serve so you don’t dilute your drink.
• Lemon Juice – If you find this recipe a bit too sweet, try adding some fresh lemon juice for more acidity, tartness and balance.
• Variations – One variation of this recipe is to add a dash of grenadine to make it bright red (the color of the University of Alabama). Just stir to achieve a bright red color or add the grenadine into the cocktail shaker. Another popular variation is to divvy the recipe into shot glasses and serve it as a shooter instead of a cocktail.

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg