Thanksgiving Cocktails So Good They’ll Make You Forget About The Mac And Cheese
Ardbeg - Ginger Snap Old Fashioned
If your favorite Thanksgiving side dish is an Espresso Martini, then I think we’re meant to be real good friends. Seriously though, so much time is spent on Thanksgiving side dishes, desserts and mains, that cocktails get put on the back burner (right next to that pot of burnt rice). Trust me, your guests are going to want to have something delightful to sip on before, during and after dinner. And honestly, as long as you’ve got the right ingredients, crafting a cocktail that’ll have your guests raving into the new year, is pretty simple.
But if you do need a bit of a cheat sheet for your Thanksgiving cocktails, the sips below are guaranteed to impress your guests while also giving you plenty of time to take care of that burnt rice. Trust me, they’re so easy, you’ll look like you planned it all weeks in advance. Cheers!
Ginger Snap Old Fashioned
Ingredients
1.5 oz Ardbeg Ten Year Old
¼ to ½ oz Maple Syrup
.5 oz Amaro
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Directions
Build cocktail in a high ball glass with ice. Garnish with an orange twist and serve with gingersnap cookies on the side.
Cointreau Holiday Margarita
Cointreau
Ingredients
1 oz Cointreau
2 oz Blanco Tequila
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
6 drops Aromatic Bitters
Directions
Add all ingredients to shaker over ice. Shake and strain into a cinnamon sugar-rimmed coupe glass. Garnish with rosemary sprig.
Harvest Cortado
Bib & Tucker
Ingredients
1.5 oz Bib & Tucker Gold Roast Bourbon
0.5 shot Espresso or Cold Brew
0.25 oz Simple Syrup
0.75 oz Madeira Wine
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Lemon peel
Directions
Add all ingredients into a shaker tin half full of ice. Shake well and strain into glass. Garnish with lemon peel.
Bourbon Apple
Bib & Tucker
Ingredients
2 oz Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon
2 dashes Bar Keep Baked Apple Bitters
Top with Soda Water
Garnish with Apple Slide
Directions
Add Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon and bitters into mixing glass. Stir until cold. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice and top with soda. Garnish with apple.
Negroski
By Giancarlo Mancino
Holiday Vodka
Ingredients
1 oz Holiday Vodka
1 oz Mancino Vermouth Rosso
1 oz Rinomato Bitter or similar
5 drops Rhubarb Bitters
Directions
Add the ingredients into a mixing glass. Stir and strain into a glass over a chunk of ice.
Kilinga Espresso Martini
Kilinga
Ingredients
1 ½ oz Kilinga Silvestre
½ oz Triple Sec
2 oz Espresso
¼ oz Simple Syrup
2 (per serve) Orange Slices
Directions
Add ice, ingredients and 2 slices of fresh orange to shaker and shake vigorously. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. Add a light dust of cinnamon and a twist of orange for aromatics.
Teremana Ginger Spiced Paloma
Teremana
Ingredients
2 oz Teremana Blanco
.75 oz Lime Juice
1 oz Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz Ginger Syrup
Top with Ginger Beer
Directions
Shake all ingredients (except ginger beer) strain, and top with ginger beer. Garnish with lime wheel and crystalized ginger.