Most recipes cover the turkey, side dishes, and even desserts, but what about Thanksgiving drinks? Looking for a few Thanksgiving cocktail recipes to cheer the Thanksgiving holiday…or to help you deal with crazy Aunt Betty or grumpy cousin Fred? These ten perfect Thanksgiving cocktails will make your Thanksgiving extra festive and pair nicely with all your favorite Thanksgiving dinner classics.
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Ten Perfect Thanksgiving Cocktails
Fall cocktails are fun to make using ingredients of the season, such as apple, pumpkin, cinnamon, cranberry, and pear. Did you know that you can pair cocktails with food, just as you pair wine? Different ingredients in the cocktails, such as juices, bitters, and even the alcohol itself can bring out the savory and sweet flavors of Thanksgiving food, enhancing the dining experience. Don’t believe me? Try some of these ten perfect Thanksgiving cocktails and see for yourself how well they pair!
Appetizers
Pair Rosemary Pear Champagne cocktails, Cranberry Margaritas, or Tangerine Bourbon cocktails with savory appetizers with cheese, meat, and vegetables such as these brie and pepper jelly bites or candied bacon lollipops.
Main Course
The tangy flavors of the Bourbon and Spiced Pear cocktail or the bitters in the Orange Collins Fizz bring out the savory tastes of stuffing. Try the cranberry red wine sangria with turkey and gravy or the Blackberry, Cinnamon, & Fig Margaritas with sweet potatoes.
Dessert
Are you serving desserts with apple, pumpkin, or pecan? These sweet and creamy Butterscotch Apple Martini, Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Caramel Mudslide, or Snickerdoodle White Russian cocktails pair perfectly with all your sweet treats!
The Cocktails
- Harvest Apple Sangria – A Cork, Fork, & Passport
- Tangerine Bourbon Cocktail – Tonya Staab
- Butterscotch Apple Martini – A Cork, Fork, & Passport
- Bourbon & Spiced Pear Cocktail – Holly & Flora
- Snickerdoodle White Russian – A Cork, Fork, & Passport
- Cranberry Margaritas – Give Me Some Oven
- Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Caramel Mudslide – A Cork, Fork, & Passport
- Blackberry, Cinnamon, & Fig Margaritas – Giraffes Can Bake
- Cranberry Red Wine Sangria – Eat, Move Make
- Orange Collins Fizz – A Cork, Fork, & Passport
2 comments
Everything about this post is perfection! Thanks for the inspiration. Have a fabulous Thanksgiving! Cheers!
Thank you Kim!!