PHOTOS10 Seasonal Cocktails to Add to the Thanksgiving Table
Thinking about scooping another serving of mashed potatoes? How about you indulge in a gourmet cocktail instead! You’ll need something to toast to another year of thankfulness with and an aluminum can of beer just won’t cut it on Thanksgiving.
Maple Paloma
Maple Paloma
Ingredients:
2 oz. 1800 Tequila
1 TSP Maple Syrup
4 oz. Grapefruit Soda
½ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Ingredients: Serve tall, over ice, and garnish with an orange wedge.
Apple Ginger Mule by Brooke Arthur
Apple Ginger Mule by Brooke Arthur
Ingredients:
4 Pieces Muddled Sweet Apple Chunks
1 ½ oz. Aviation American Gin
¾ oz. Freshly Pressed Lime Juice
1 oz. Simple Syrup
2 oz. Ginger Beer
Directions: In a pint glass, muddle the apple chunks. Next, add spirits and mixers through ginger beer.
Fill with ice and shake vigorously. Strain it into ice filled collins glass. Top it off with ginger beer. Garnish with sliced apple.
More Than a Barrel Full O’ Turkeys
More Than a Barrel Full O’ Turkeys, created by Justin August Fairweather of Evelyn in NYC
Ingredients:
1 oz. Wild Turkey Spiced
1 oz. Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon
1 Dash Absinthe
½ oz. Orange Juice
½ oz. Pineapple Juice
½ oz. Lemon Juice
1 Barspoon Cardamom-Infused Grenadine
Directions: Shake and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange spiral.
EFFEN Vodka's Toasted White Cranberry
EFFEN Vodka's Toasted White Cranberry
Ingredients:
1 ½ parts EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka
1 ¾ parts Ocean Spray White Cranberry Juice
¼ part Fresh Lemon Juice
¼ part South Beach Zero Calorie Simple Syrup
Garnish: Toasted Coconut Flakes
Directions: In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with toasted coconut flakes.
Kilbeggan Apricot Cobbler
Kilbeggan Apricot Cobbler
Ingredients:
1 ¾ Parts Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey
½ Part Apricot Syrup
6 Parts Hot Water
2 Dashes Orange Bitters
¼ Part Brown Sugar Syrup
Directions: Heat the glass. Add all ingredients into a hot drink glass and stir. Zest an orange over the glass and add an orange garnish studded with cloves.
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Pumpkin Spice Martini
Pumpkin Spice Martini
Ingredients:
1 ½ parts Skinnygirl Bare Naked Vodka
1 part Canned Unsweetened Pumpkin
¾ part Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk
¾ part Unsweetened Almond Milk
½ TBSP Pumpkin Pie Spice
Directions: Shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.
Hornitos Tequila Toddy
Hornitos Tequila Toddy
Ingredients:
2 parts Hornitos Plata Tequila
¼ part Honey
¼ part Agave
1 Lemon Wedge
1 piece of Cinnamon
2 Cloves
4 parts Hot Water
Directions: Add all ingredients to a coffee cup or heatproof glass. Stir and let steep for one minute.
Winter Star Nog
Winter Star Nog
Ingredients:
2 oz. SKYY Vodka
4 oz. Abuelita Hot Chocolate
½ oz. Espresso
¼ oz. Agave Syrup
1 Sage Leaf
1 Red Jalapeño
1 Green Jalapeño
White Chocolate for Garnish
Directions: Score the red and green jalapeño peppers. Muddle all ingredients together in a shaker and shake vigorously. Double strain into a white chocolate rimmed rocks glass. Garnish with red and green chilies.
When Two Thanksgiving Pies Meet
When Two Thanksgiving Pies Meet
Ingredients:
1 part Pinnacle Pecan Pie Vodka
1 part Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie Vodka
Splash Half and Half
Directions: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a dusting of fresh ground nutmeg.
SMIRNOFF Honey Nut Cake
SMIRNOFF Honey Nut Cake
Ingredients:
1 oz. SMIRNOFF Wild Honey Flavored Vodka
0.5 oz. Hazelnut Liqueur
0.5 oz. Creme de cacao
1 oz. Cream
Directions: Add ingredients to an ice-filled shaker. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with nutmeg.
