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From the Wikipedia entry for Screwdriver drink:

The earliest written reference to the Screwdriver is from the October 24, 1949 issue of Time:

"In the dimly lighted bar of the sleek Park Hotel, Turkish intelligence agents mingle with American engineers and Balkan refugees, drinking the latest Yankee concoction of vodka and orange juice, called a 'screwdriver.'"

The drink got its name because the American engineers surreptitiously added vodka to small cans of orange juice and stirred the mixture with their screwdrivers.

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In some cases, sloe gin is added as part of the drink. It is referred to as a "sloe screw," or if in a tall glass, a "long sloe screw", used as a pun on sexual intercourse. Adding Southern Comfort to this creates a "sloe comfortable screw", and Galliano (as in the Wallbanger) a "sloe screw against the wall".

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Too bad I hate Southern Comfort. Because that sounds hilarious.

Also, I don't know what sloe gin tastes like. How is it different than regular gin.

Guess I'll spend some more time on wikipedia...

Comments

[trillium-flower.livejournal.com]

sloe gin tastes absolutely nothing like regular gin. It tastes like what I imagine the strawberry skittle thing is going to taste like.

[absoluteeffect.livejournal.com]

its similar to grenadine. its a syrupthat they used to put on icecream!