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This thanksgiving, I'm sharing my favorite holiday appropriate cocktails. These cocktails are perfect for whatever celebration you are having and mix the flavors of thanksgiving food with the flavors of fall.
Apple Cider Mule
Ingredients
2 oz Apple liqueur
1/2 oz Allspice dram
1 oz Lime juice
Top with Ginger beer
Garnish: apple slice
Recipe: In a mule glass or mug, add ice then pour the apple liqueur, allspice dram, and lime juice. Give it a nice stir while adding in the ginger beer. This cocktail is perfect to pair with a fun movie and a little snack (maybe the rest of the apple?). It pairs nicely with caramel corn, apples, and salty snacks.
Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade
Ingredients
Lemon juice
2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Cointreau
1 1/2 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple Syrup
Six Muddled blackberries
Garnish: blackberries
Recipe: In a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries with simple syrup. Then add ice and the other ingredients. Give it a good shake. Pour into a cocktail glass with ice. This cocktail is a perfect hit of color, sourness, and sweetness. It's great for an after dinner drink and pairs nicely with pies and cheesecake.
Cranberry Orange manhattan
Ingredients
2 oz Bourbon
1 1/2 oz Cranberry and Orange juice
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Lemon juice
Garnish: luxardo cherry
Recipe: First, pour 3/4 oz cranberry juice and 3/4 oz orange juice into a glass and combine the juice. In a cocktail shaker with ice, pour all ingredients. Give it a good shake and pour into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry (or maraschino cherry). This cocktail is a perfect pre or post party drink. It pairs nicely with spicy foods (seen with chorizo queso dip).
Tequila Champagne sunrise
Ingredients
1 oz Tequila
1 oz Orange juice
Extra dry champagne
Three muddled Strawberries
Garnish: strawberry
Turkey Day Mimosa
Ingredients
Brut Champagne
1 oz gin
1 oz Orange juice
1/2 oz cranberry juice
Garnish: cranberries
Martini for the family
Ingredients
2 oz Horseradish Vodka
3/4 oz Ginger liqueur
1 oz lemon juice
Garnish: olives
Recipe: in a cocktail shaker with ice, pour all ingredient. Give it a good shake (about twenty seconds). Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with olives.
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