Thanksgiving Cocktail Menu
With everything else on the menu for Thanksgiving, adding a special drink may not be high on your list. We're here to make it easy for you with a list of super-simple cocktails that you can mix up in a big batch and serve in a punch bowl or pitcher on Thanksgiving day. Whether you need a pre-dinner palate warmer or an after-dinner wake-up call to get a late-night shopping jumpstart, this list has it all.
Cranberry Punch
Ingredients:
- 1 Part Triple Sec
- 2 Parts Vodka
- 3 Parts Cranberry Juice
- 6 Parts Ginger Ale
- 2 Parts Orange Juice
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Sugar
- Orange
Directions:
Add ingredients to a punch bowl and stir. Add spices to taste, and garnish with orange slices.
Pom Pom Punch
Ingredients:
- 6 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin
- 2 oz Pomegranate Juice
- 2 oz Lemon Juice
- 2 oz Simple Syrup
- 6 oz Blackcurrant Tea
- White Pepper
Directions:
1. Add all ingredients in a punch bowl with a large block of ice.
2. Crack pepper on top.
3. Ladle into ice-filled glasses
Spiked Mulled Cider
Ingredients:
- 5 oz Apple Brandy
- 4 cups Apple Cider
- 4 Cinnamon Stick
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 Orange
- 1 piece Cloves
Directions:
Heat all ingredients except rum in pot. Leave out garnishes.
Let ingredients simmer, Turn off the heat and add the Brandy.
Top with one star anise and cinnamon stick.
Fruit Harvest Pitcher
Ingredients:
- 5 oz Spiced Rum
- 4 oz Cranberry Juice
- 4 oz Ginger Ale
- 1 tbs Cinnamon
- 2 oz Apple
- 1 cup Blueberries
Directions:
Mix all ingredients into a pitcher with ice. Top with blueberries. Serves 4. Enjoy !
Holiday Bourbon Punch
Ingredients:
- 34 oz Maker's Mark Bourbon
- 12 oz Orange Juice
- 12 oz Lemonade
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
- 1/4 Cup Maraschino Cherries
- 1.5 Liter Club Soda
- 1 Lemon
- 1/2 Cup Maraschino Cherries
Directions:
Directions:
1. Add all ingredients to large punch
bowl or dispenser.
2. Serve over ice and with cherry
for garnish.
Roast Chestnut Martini
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Haig Club Single Grain Scotch Whisky
- 0.25 Each Simple Syrup
- 0.25 Each Lemon Juice
- 0.25 Each Chestnut Syrup
- 1 Pinch Salt
Directions:
Shaken over cubed ice. Fine strained into a coupe glass. Garnished with a small bowl of roasted honey cashew.
Cranberry Cooler
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Jim Beam
- 0.5 oz Triple Sec
- 2 oz Cranberry Juice
- 2 Parts Lemon Sour
- Lemon
Directions:
1. Build ingredients in order listed over ice in a tall highball glass.
2. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Vermont Gin and Juice
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Barr Hill Gin
- 3 oz Apple Cider
- 0.25 oz Ginger Simple Syrup
- Garnish Thyme
- Garnish Apple
Directions:
To a shaker filled with ice, add gin, cider, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously. Pour into a high ball glass filled with ice. Add garnish.
Northern Lights
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Back River Gin
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 2 Dashes Bitters
- 2 oz Sparkling Wine
- Cranberries
Directions:
Combine Gin, syrup and bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled glass, top with sparkling wine and garnish with cranberries.
Kahlua Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz Belvedere Vodka
- 1 oz Coffee
- 1 Coffee Bean
Directions:
Add ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously to chill, and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a coffee bean.
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