Thanksgiving is a holiday for family, friends and lots of food. The word alone conjures the scents of roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Shouldn’t such an iconic spread have equally as delicious drinks to match? Start a new Thanksgiving tradition this year and mix up these festive cocktail recipes, sure to become an instant classic.
Autumn Rum Punch
- 1 750-mL bottle Cruzan Light Rum
- 1 ½ c apple cider
- 1 ½ c Grand Marnier Liqueur
- ¾ c maple syrup
- ¾ c fresh lemon juice
- 4 star anise pods
- 1 apple, sliced
- Cinnamon sticks
Combine first five ingredients in a large bowl. Just before serving, add star anise pods, cinnamon sticks and apple. Serve over ice in highball glasses. If desired, garnish each glass with a cinnamon stick.
Pumpkin Spice White Russian
- Chocolate syrup
- 2 oz Stolichnaya Vodka
- 1 oz Kapali Coffee Liqueur
- 1 oz heavy cream
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
Drizzle chocolate syrup in a cocktail glass and fill with ice; set aside. Combine next four ingredients in a shaker. Shake and pour into prepared glass.
Snowflake Martini
- 1 oz Chila Horchata Cinnamon Cream
- 1 oz Tuaca Liqueur
- Coconut flakes
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
Rim a cocktail glass with coconut flakes, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. Combine first two ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into prepared glass.
