Top 3 Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes

 Thanksgiving isn’t all about the food! When you’re hosting a Thanksgiving party, don’t forget about the drinks! Thanksgiving cocktails are a great way to complement your food and add some fun to your celebration. The best Thanksgiving cocktails match the flavor of your food and the autumn season. We’ve pulled together the top Thanksgiving cocktail recipes for you to try at your get-together this year.
 Mix up these fun Thanksgiving cocktail recipes:
Cranberry Cosmopolitan: A festive drink for the holiday season!
Ingredients
  •  1½ ounces vodka, preferably ruby red vodka or citron vodka
  •  ½ ounce orange liqueur, such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier
  •  ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
  •  1 ounce cranberry juice, red or white
Directions
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with cranberries.
Cider Smash: Try this Thanksgiving cocktail recipe as a variation on the classic apple cider!
Ingredients

  •  2 ounces bourbon
  •  ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  •  4 ounces chilled sparkling apple cider
  •  Thin red-apple slice
Directions
Pour the bourbon and lemon juice into a glass and mix. Top with chilled sparkling apple cider and garnish with an apple slice.
 
Falling Leaf Fizz: This pumpkin cocktail is perfect for your Thanksgiving festivities!
Ingredients

  •  1 part Grey Goose La Poire Vodka
  •  4 parts sparkling wine
  •  Dash of simple syrup
  •  1 heaping teaspoon pumpkin butter
  •  Pinch of pumpkin pie spice
  •  Dried apple chip for garnish
Directions
Put the vodka, syrup, pumpkin butter, and pie spice in the bottom of a glass and mix. Pour the sparkling wine over the mixture and garnish with the apple chip.
 
Try out these Thanksgiving drink recipes at this year’s celebration and your guests are sure to be impressed!
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