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5 Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes, from Bloody Marys to Manhattans

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Five Thanksgiving cocktails, from morning to dessert: a Bloody Mary to enjoy with the parade, a big-batch pomegranate punch topped with sparkling rosé, a herb and lemon gin spritz, a Rosemary Gold Rush made with bourbon and applejack, and a classic Manhattan. Each recipe lists the measurements and the bottles to buy.

Whether you mix something for the parade or for pre-dinner drinks, these recipes are sure to put you in a festive mood.

At a glance

  • Morning: a Bloody Mary with vodka and tomato juice.
  • For a crowd: pomegranate punch with tequila, topped with sparkling rosé.
  • Light and herbal: a gin spritz with thyme syrup and lemon.
  • After dinner: a Rosemary Gold Rush or a classic Manhattan, both made with bourbon.

1. Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz vodka, such as Tito's Handmade Vodka
  • 4 oz tomato juice
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 dash hot sauce
  • Horseradish, to taste
  • Lime juice, to taste
  • Cracked black pepper
  • Celery sticks, olives and lemon slices, for garnish

Steps

  1. Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and pour into a pint glass.
  3. Garnish with celery, olives and lemon.

Tito's Handmade Vodka Front Bottle Shot
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Texas, Other U.S. ● Straight Vodka
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    Panel
Sold Out - was $24.00
Why we picked it

The vodka this Bloody Mary was written with: Tito's Handmade Vodka. It is also the vodka in the Valentine's Day recipe Tito's for Two.

2. Pomegranate Punch

Pomegranate punch

A big-batch punch for a crowd.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pomegranate juice
  • 8 oz agave syrup
  • 12 oz blanco tequila, such as Partida Blanco
  • 1 cup pomegranate arils
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 1 bottle sparkling rosé, such as Gruet Brut Rosé
  • Lime slices and mint leaves, for garnish

Steps

  1. Stir the pomegranate juice, agave syrup and tequila together in a pitcher.
  2. Mix in the pomegranate arils and mint leaves. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  3. To serve, fill rocks glasses halfway with the punch over ice.
  4. Top each glass with sparkling rosé and garnish.

  • Partida Blanco Tequila Front Bottle Shot
    Partida Blanco Tequila
    Jalisco, Mexico ● Tequila Blanco
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      Enthusiast
    • 94 Tasting
      Panel
    Sold Out - was $40.00
  • Gruet Brut Rose Front Bottle Shot
    Gruet Brut Rose
    New Mexico, Other U.S. ● Sparkling Rosé
    • 94 James
      Suckling
    • 91 Wilfred
      Wong
    • 90 Tasting
      Panel
    $21.97
    $21.97

3. Herb and Lemon Gin Spritz

Herb and lemon gin spritz

Ingredients

Thyme simple syrup

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 12 sprigs fresh thyme

Cocktail

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1 oz thyme simple syrup
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • A splash of sparkling wine, such as Roger Goulart Organic Cava Brut Reserva

Steps

  1. For the syrup, combine the sugar, water and thyme in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the sugar dissolves completely, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and take out the thyme sprigs.
  2. For the cocktail, add the gin, thyme syrup and lemon juice to a highball glass and stir.
  3. Fill the glass with ice, leaving about an inch at the top.
  4. Top with a splash of sparkling wine and garnish with a thyme sprig.

4. Rosemary Gold Rush

Rosemary Gold Rush

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz bourbon, such as Michter's US1 Small Batch Bourbon
  • 1/2 oz Laird's Straight Applejack Brandy
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz honey syrup (1 part honey stirred into 1 part hot water)
  • 2 sprigs rosemary

Steps

  1. Make the honey syrup and let it cool.
  2. Gently muddle a rosemary sprig in a cocktail shaker.
  3. Add the bourbon, applejack, lemon juice and honey syrup, and fill with ice.
  4. Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
  5. Garnish with the second rosemary sprig.

5. Classic Manhattan

Classic Manhattan

Ingredients

  • 2 oz bourbon, such as Angel's Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth, such as Quady Vya
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 Luxardo maraschino cherry, for garnish

Steps

  1. Add the bourbon, vermouth and bitters to a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Thanksgiving Cocktail Questions, Answered

What is a good Thanksgiving cocktail for a crowd?

A big-batch pomegranate punch: pomegranate juice, agave syrup and blanco tequila with pomegranate arils and mint, chilled, then topped with sparkling rosé in each glass.

What cocktail goes with the Thanksgiving parade?

A Bloody Mary: vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, horseradish, lime and pepper, garnished with celery, olives and lemon.

What is in a Gold Rush cocktail?

Bourbon, lemon juice and honey syrup. This version adds applejack brandy and muddled rosemary.

What is in a Manhattan?

2 oz bourbon, 1 oz sweet vermouth and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred with ice and garnished with a cherry.

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