Big Fella Cocktail

An easy four-ingredient built-in-the-glass cocktail combining vodka, Southern Comfort, and amaretto with cranberry cocktail over ice. Refreshing, lightly sweet, and endlessly tweakable by swapping the spirits or cranberry flavor to taste.

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3m Prep

3m Total

1 Servings

cocktail vodka amaretto southern-comfort cranberry easy highball no-cook

Ingredients

0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz Southern Comfort
0.5 oz amaretto
4 oz cranberry cocktail
1 slice orange slice (for garnish) opcional
to fill ice

Steps

1

Fill a rocks glass with ice.

Tip: A double rocks glass (12 oz / 360 ml) works well for this build.

~1 min
2

Add the vodka, Southern Comfort, and amaretto to the glass.

Tip: You don't need much of any of the three spirits; the cranberry carries the drink. Feel free to swap Southern Comfort for Yukon Jack or bourbon with peach liqueur if you prefer.

~1 min
3

Top with the cranberry cocktail.

Tip: Some cranberry cocktails are sweeter than others, so adjust the amount to taste rather than measuring exactly.

~1 min
4

Stir gently to combine. You can shake it instead if you prefer.

~1 min
5

Garnish with an orange slice and serve.

~1 min

Nutrition (por porción)

210

Calorías

24g

Carbohidratos

Cultural Context

The Big Fella is a casual, modern home-bar highball in the easy-drinking tradition of fruity vodka cooler cocktails. Built directly in the glass with no shaking or straining required, it leans on cranberry cocktail for tartness while Southern Comfort and amaretto add sweetness and a soft almond-stone-fruit note. As host David Edwards of Booze On The Rocks notes, the recipe is forgiving and meant to be adjusted: swap Southern Comfort for Yukon Jack or bourbon with peach liqueur, or change the cranberry flavor for a different twist each time.