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7 Delicious Thanksgiving Cocktails To Make This Year

7 Delicious Thanksgiving Cocktails To Make This Year

It’s that time of year again: the holiday season is here. And first up on the menu: Thanksgiving. Of course, Thanksgiving is often associated with food and family and friends, but it’s also a great holiday to enjoy tasty drinks with your loved ones. So, naturally, this calls for some delicious Thanksgiving cocktails.

No matter how you’re celebrating this year, make it a good one and get into a festive mood with these 7 delicious Thanksgiving cocktails. Keep scrolling for the full recipes.

7 Delicious Thanksgiving Cocktails To Make This Year:

thanksgiving cocktails to make this year

Arianna’s Hot and Dirty Martini

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 3 oz vodka
  • 2 oz banana pepper juice (from jar of banana pepper rings)
  • 1-2 banana pepper rings
  • 2 oz olive juice (from jar of queen stuffed olives)
  • 1-2 queen stuffed olive(s)
  • chilled martini glass (stick in freezer before making)
  • cocktail shaker + strainer
  • ice
  • 1 cocktail spear

HOW-TO:

  1. Place martini glass in freezer, then fill cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add vodka into shaker, then strain banana pepper juice from jar into shaker. Follow by doing the same with for the olive juice.
  3. Cover cocktail shaker and shake well—cocktail shaker should be cold to the touch!
  4. Remove martini glass from freezer, then strain in contents of cocktail shaker.
  5. Garnish with cocktail spear of olives and a banana pepper.
FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL→
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Appletini

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1/2 oz sour apple liqueur
  • fresh lemon juice (made from squeezing juice out of lemons into separate glass)
  • 1 apple slice and/or dessert cherry (to garnish; optional)
  • cocktail shaker + strainer
  • chilled martini glass
  • ice

HOW-TO:

  1. Place martini glass in freezer, then fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add in vodka, sour apple liqueur, and lemon juice.
  2. Cover cocktail shaker and shake well! Cocktail shaker should be cold to the touch. Remove martini glass from freezer, then strain in contents of shaker.
  3. Optional: Garnish with an apple slice on rim of glass and/or a cherry dropped into the martini glass.

Cranberry Mimosa

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • champagne or prosecco (personal preference)
  • 1/2 oz cranberry juice
  • champagne flute
  • 1 fresh sprig rosemary (to garnish; optional)
  • 2 tbs sugar (for rim; optional)

HOW-TO:

  1. If doing sugared rim: pour sugar onto plate. Wet rim of champagne glass with water, then dip into sugar.
  2. Pour cranberry juice into flute, then fill remainder of glass up with champagne/prosecco (stop just below the rim).
  3. Optional: garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary in glass.

Hot Bourbon Apple Cider

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 1 oz bourbon
  • 2 1/2 oz hot apple cider
  • 2 tbs cinnamon sugar mixture (for rim; optional)
  • 3 oz caramel sauce (for rim; optional)
  • 1 cinnamon stick (to garnish; optional)
  • 1 apple slice (to garnish; optional)
  • large coffee mug
  • cocktail spoon (substitute regular spoon)

HOW-TO:

  1. If doing cinnamon sugar rim: pour caramel sauce and cinnamon sugar onto separate plates. Dip rim of mug into caramel sauce, then dip into cinnamon sugar.
  2. Pour bourbon into mug, followed by apple cider. Stir with a cocktail spoon (substitute regular spoon).
  3. Optional: garnish with apple slice and cinnamon stick across top of glass.
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White Cranberry Martini

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 1/2 oz white cranberry juice
  • 1 oz simple syrup (directions below)
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice (made from squeezing juice out of limes into separate glass)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2-3 cranberries
  • cocktail shaker + strainer
  • chilled martini glass
  • ice

SIMPLE SYRUP DIRECTIONS*:

*This should be chilled in fridge for at least an hour before it’s used in cocktail. It can also be made the night before and stored in fridge, covered, for 2-3 days.

  1. Pour 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water into a pot.
    1. Arianna’s note: substitute Splenda for as healthier option.
  2. Bring to a boil on stovetop, stirring frequently.
  3. Once sugar has dissolved completely, remove pot from hot burner and turn off stove. Let mixture cool completely.
    1. Note: if simple syrup seems thin and watery, add in a tiny bit more sugar; repeat if needed until mixture is thicker.
  4. Pour into glass, cover, and store in fridge for at least an hour.

HOW-TO:

  1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice, then add in vodka, simple syrup, lime juice, and white cranberry juice. Cover and shake well! Cocktail shaker should be cold to the touch.
  2. Pour sugar onto separate plate, wet rim of martini glass, then dip into sugar.
  3. Strain cocktail shaker into martini glass.
  4. Garnish with 2-3 cranberries in drink.
FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL→
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Pumpkin Spice Café

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 3 oz vanilla vodka
  • 2 oz dairy/lactose-free pumpkin spice creamer (may substitute dairy)
  • 2 ½ oz black coffee (may substitute decaf coffee, black, if sensitive to caffeine)
  • 1 gluten-free, dairy-free/vegan graham cracker, crushed (for rim; may substitute regular graham cracker)
  • 1 tbs honey (for rim)
  • Chilled martini glass
  • Cocktail shaker + strainer
  • Ice
  • Cinnamon sugar mixture (to sprinkle in glass; substitute cinnamon and Splenda for healthier option)

CRUSHED GRAHAM CRACKER + HONEY RIM:

  1. Crush graham cracker by breaking it up into pieces on a cutting board, then go over those pieces with a rolling pin until every piece has been crushed into a fine mixture.
  2. Pour honey onto separate plate.
  3. Take chilled martini glass and dip rim into honey, then dip into crushed graham cracker.

HOW-TO:

  1. Fill cocktail shaker up with ice, then pour in vanilla vodka, pumpkin spice creamer, and coffee.
  2. Cover cocktail shaker and shake well—remember: cocktail shaker should be cold to the touch!
  3. Strain into martini glass.
  4. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top and enjoy responsibly.
FULL RECIPE ARTICLE→
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Blood Orange Margarita

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 2 oz tequila reposado
  • 1 oz blood orange juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh lime juice (made from squeezing juice out of limes into separate glass)
  • 3/4 oz jalapeño simple syrup (1 sliced jalapeño, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 cup of water)
  • 1 orange wheel (to garnish)
  • Margarita glass
  • Cocktail shaker + strainer
  • Ice
  • Fine mesh strainer
  • Optional: salt (for rim)

JALAPEÑO SIMPLE SYRUP DIRECTIONS*:

*This should be chilled in fridge for at least an hour before it’s used in cocktail. It can also be made the night before and stored in fridge, covered, for 2-3 days.

  1. Combine sliced jalapeño, sugar, and water in saucepan and place on stove over medium-high-high heat. Stir a couple of times.
    1. Arianna’s note: substitute Splenda for a healthier option.
  2. Simmer until sugar has dissolved completely, then remove from burner and turn off. Allow to cool.
    1. Note: if simple syrup seems thin and watery, add in a tiny bit more sugar; repeat if needed until mixture is thicker.
  3. Once cool, strain through fine mesh strainer into container or glass, cover, and store in fridge.

HOW-TO:

  1. Fill cocktail shaker up with ice. Add in tequila reposado, blood orange juice, fresh lime juice, and jalapeño simple syrup. Cover and shake well.
  2. Optional: pour some salt onto plate, wet rim of margarita glass then dip into salt if you want a salted rim.
  3. Pour contents of cocktail shaker into margarita glass.
  4. Garnish with orange wheel on rim
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