10 Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes

The main rule of thumb for selecting Thanksgiving cocktails should be: does it make you want to curl up by a fire and sip? Then it’s a potential Thanksgiving cocktail.

If you want to get even more of a Thanksgiving or autumn feel, think about fall harvest and all the traditional foods of Thanksgiving. Look to flavors like apple, pumpkin, cranberry, ginger and other spices. Consider warm drinks with or without coffee, and drinks featuring heavy cream or eggs.

There are a number of very traditional cocktail recipes that work, but I’ve also collected some more inventive ones you might enjoy.
Original Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes

There are variations of several of these all over the internet, but these specific recipes are ours.

Classic Cocktails for Thanksgiving
First of all, there are some classic cocktails already featured here at Mix that Drink that will get your Thanksgiving off to a wonderful start, or finish:

1. Brandy Alexander
The Brandy Alexander is a dessert drink: chocolatey, sweet, creamy and smooth. Drinkers sometimes refer to it as a “milkshake” because the alcohol taste is so light. It’s a popular choice for those who don’t like the taste of alcohol but want to drink anyway. Serve it as an after-dinner drink, or to guests who want to drink along with everyone else but can’t stomach a stronger cocktail.

Recipe
1 1/2 ounces brandy
1 ounce dark creme de cacao
1 ounce half-and-half
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Fill a shaker halfway with ice cubes. Pour in the brandy, creme de cacao, and the half-and-half. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Sprinkle the grated nutmeg over the top. Tip: grind a fresh, whole nutmeg over the top of the drink and it’ll have more flavor than ground nutmeg from a jar.

2. B-52
Online, you’ll find quite a few variations on the B-52. The classic recipe layers Kahlua, then Bailey’s Irish Cream, and then Grand Marnier on top. The flavor of a B-52 is described by some bartenders as a little like caramel. It’s a subtle blend of coffee, orange, cream and whiskey flavors in which no single flavor stands out much above the others. The B-52 really deserves to be savored alone – it’s a dessert all on its own.

Recipe
1/2 ounce Kahlua (or Tia Maria)
1/2 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier (some people recommend amaretto instead – it’s also much cheaper than GM!)

Pour the Kahlua into a shot glass, then layer the Bailey’s, and then the Grand Marnier.

3. Stinger
The Stinger goes way back to the early 1900s. With creme de menthe and brandy as the two ingredients, it sounds very old-fashioned and high society. But it’s absolutely made for after dinner sipping on a chilly autumn evening. The best Stinger will use a high quality VSOP cognac, but a mid-range brandy will do just fine.

Recipe
1 jigger brandy
1/2 ounce creme de menthe

Shake the ingredients in a shaker full of ice, strain the mix into a cocktail or old fashioned glass, and serve.

The Stinger really is best enjoyed by itself. Very few foods go with a beverage that tastes strongly of mint. Plus, it’s just so delicious on its own. If you come up with something to eat that’s good with a Stinger, leave a comment about it!

4. Pumpkin pie Martini {MixThatDrink Original}

Make a Martinini and add vanilla and a touch of chocolate with pumpkin puree, cream and a graham cracker rim will make you feel almost like you’re eating pumpkin pie.

5. Caramel Candy {MixThatDrink Original}

Caramel vodka, cognac and vanilla liqueur form a very sweet cocktail that’s smooth as candy going down.

6. Pumkpin Pie Shot {MixThatDrink Original}
1/2 ounce Irish Cream
1/2 ounce amaretto
1/4 ounce cinnamon schnapps

Layer the ingredients in the order listed here, in a shot glass.

7. The Chocolate Raspberry {MixThatDrink Original}
1.5 ounces vanilla vodka
1 ounce chocolate liqueur
1 ounce Chambord
1 ounce half-n-half

Shake the ingredients together for twenty seconds, then strain into a chilled martini glass.

8. Butterscotch Coffee {MixThatDrink Original}
1 ounce butterscotch schnapps
1 ounce Irish cream
Hot Coffee
Whipped cream
Nutmeg

Pour the liqueurs into a coffee cup. Fill the cup the rest of the way with hot coffee. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

9. Caramel Apple Martini {MixThatDrink Original}
There are a number of different “Caramel Apple Martini” recipes out there – this is ours.
1.5 ounces DeKuyper Sour Apple Schnapps
1/2 ounce butterscotch schnapps
1/2 ounce cinnamon schnapps
1.5 ounces half-n-half or heavy cream
Cinnamon sugar (for rimming)

Rim a martini glass with cinnamon sugar. Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into the martini glass.

10. Ginger Spice {MixThatDrink Original}
1 ounce spiced rum
1/2 ounce ginger liqueur
1 ounce apple juice
Cinnamon stick

Shake ingredients together and strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg, optionally.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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