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The Scarlett O’Hara recipe mixes together Southern Comfort, Cranberry Juice, and Lime Juice together to make a quick, easy, and entirely refreshing cocktail that you have to try.
Seriously. It needs to be on your cocktail bucket list.
Let’s learn a little more about the cocktail and how to make it!
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What is a Scarlett O’Hara Cocktail?
The Scarlett O’Hara is a really easy drink to make – you simply add Southern Comfort, Cranberry Juice, and Lime Juice to a cocktail shaker, shake, strain into a cocktail glass and then serve.
It’s a quick and easy, three-ingredient cocktail that hits the spot every single time.
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Why is it called a Scarlett O’Hara Cocktail?
So…why exactly is the cocktail called a Scarlett O’Hara? Great question!
The short answer: it comes from the character of a movie!
Below you can see Vivien Leigh portraying Scarlett O’Hara on the Big Screen:
Much like the Rhett Butler cocktail, this drink was named after a character in the classic Gone With the Wind movie.
Because the cocktail is said to have considerable southern charm, the drink was closely associated with the Southern Belle herself: Scarlett O’Hara character.
The cocktail was created around the same time as the movie’s release (1939/1940), so it was only natural the drink and the movie was closely related.
You can check out our Rhett Butler Cocktail recipe right here.
What Ingredients do you need for a Scarlett O’Hara Cocktail?
The Scarlett O’Hara recipe calls for just three ingredients:
- Southern Comfort
- Cranberry Juice
- Lime Juice
See! I told you it was quick and easy!
Now let’s take a look at the alcohol base for our Scarlett O’Hara recipe – Southern Comfort – in a little more detail…
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What is Southern Comfort?
Southern Comfort (aka SoCo) is an American Fruit-Flavoured Whiskey Liqueur.
It was created in 1874 when a man called Martin Wilkes Heron flavored bourbon with honey, citrus and spices.
Heron created the liqueur whilst working at McCauley’s Tavern, a saloon in New Orleans’ French Quarter and patented the concoction in 1889 when he moved to Memphis.
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How to Garnish a Scarlett O’Hara Cocktail?
The Scarlett O’Hara cocktail is traditionally garnished with a wedge of lime to enhance the lime juice that’s mixed in the recipe.
It works really well and adds an extra layer of freshness to the drink.
However, I’ve also experimented with Maraschino Cherries and they work well too.
Here’s our recommendation:
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What equipment do you need to make a Scarlett O’Hara Cocktail?
Our Scarlett O’Hara recipe calls for our mix of ingredients to be shaken and strained into a cocktail glass, as you might imagine the core equipment you need to make the drink is:
- A cocktail shaker
- A cocktail glass
…but we’ve also thrown in another piece of cocktail equipment that’s an absolute lifesaver: a Lemon Squeezer.
Check out why the cocktail equipment is needed for this cocktail in a little more detail below…
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Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail shakers improve the taste of cocktails. It’s a fact.
There’s a reason that famed British spy James Bonds says “shaken, not stirred”. And that reason is: because it tastes better.
If you don’t already have a cocktail shaker set, you might want to check out our detailed Cocktail Shaker comparison article.
But to cut a long story short, here’s the cocktail shaker we recommend:
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Lemon Squeezer
Getting a lemon squeezer will change your life.
When you make as many cocktail as I do squeezing out lemons and limes, a lemon squeezer is a life saver. It makes it easier to get the juice and you also typically get more juice out of the fruit.
It just makes sense.
If you are interested in a Lemon Squeezer, here’s the one we recommend:
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Cocktail Glass
This cocktail recipe tastes great, but let’s make it look great too.
Having the right glass for the right cocktail always makes the experience more enjoyable in my experience.
And the right glass is a cocktail glass.
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Scarlet O’Hara Recipe
Now that we’ve looked at what ingredients and equipment we need to make the Scarlett O’Hara, let’s take a look at the recipe.
Scarlett O Hara
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- Southern Comfort 50ml / 1.7oz.
- Lime Juice 25ml / .8oz
- Cranberry Juice 50ml / 1.7oz.
- A wedge of lime to garnish
Recipe
- Add Ice, Southern Comfort, Cranberry Juice and Lime Juice to your Cocktail Shaker.
- Shake well.
- Pour into a Cocktail Glass.
- Garnish with a wedge of lime
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