The Perfect co*cktail Recipes for Thanksgiving Day - DuJour (2024)

The EXIMO Arista co*cktail is sure to warm the hearts of loved ones during holiday gatherings. Arista in Greek means “the best” and in Latin means “harvest,” to prepare guests for a plentiful and prosperous holiday season.

Ingredients:
2 parts FACUNDO EXIMO Rum
½ part Benedictine
¾ part Fresh lime juice
¼ part Simple Syrup

Preparation: Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake thoroughly and strain into a Coupe glass. Garnish with a dehydrated Lime wheel.

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Created by Tim Herlihy, Tullamore D.E.W. Ambassador. For added warmth, try this whiskey co*cktail made with triple blended Irish whiskey.

Ingredients:
1.5 parts Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask
1 part Aperol
1 dash Orange Bitters

Preparation: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an apple slice.

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For a toast on Thanksgiving to all the things you’re grateful for, these adorable Champagne Poppers are exactly what you need!

Ingredients:
1.5pts Absolut Citron
1pt cucumber soda
1pt champagne

Preparation: Stir ingredients with ice, strain into wineglass. Top up with champagne and serve with cube-sicle*

Ice Cubes:

Ingredients:
Guava nectar
Peychaud bitters
Glitter

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and stir. In a silicon 1”x1” ice cube tray, add the mix. Cover with saran wrap and poke skewers or pins in the center of the cube and freeze.

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The best part about slow cooker co*cktails is that they work double time. They ensure co*cktails are ready to go but also make any home smell amazing for the season.

Ingredients:
8 parts Pinnacle® Original Vodka
7 cups apple cider
8 parts caramel syrup
2 teaspoons ground cloves
2 tablespoons cinnamon
¼ cup brown sugar
Apples for garnish

Preparation: Combine ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for three hours. Garnish with sliced apples and a drizzle of caramel. Add apple slices floating in your slow cooker for visual presentation and extra flavor.

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Created by Natasha David, Nitecap, New York City.

Ingredients:
6 oz. Truly Spiked & Sparkling Sicilian Blood Orange
1 oz. Pumpkin Spice Vodka*
1 oz. Orange Juice
Orange Slices
Lemon Wheels

Preparation: Combine pumpkin spice vodka and orange juice in a small, hollowed out pumpkin. Fill with ice and top with Truly Spiked & Sparkling Sicilian Blood Orange. Garnish with orange and lemon wheels.

Pumpkin Spice Vodka

Ingredients:
2 cups Pumpkin (Peeled & cut into ¼ in. pieces)
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 Vanilla Beans
1 tbsp. Ginger (Peeled & sliced)
3 cups Vodka

Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until soft. Let pumpkin cool to room temperature. Pour vodka into glass container. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla beans and ginger to glass container. Let mixture sit overnight. Strain mixture through a fine strainer and store in the fridge.

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Created by Seth Allen, Cannibal Beer & Butcher NYC. Made to satisfy the table’s grouchy uncle with this gingery-bourbon libation.

Ingredients:
1 ½ parts Maker’s Mark
1 ½ parts Fresh Lemon Juice
1 part House Ginger Syrup
Topped with Crabbie’s Ginger Beer
2-3 dashes orange bitter’s

Preparation: Combine all ingredients over ice in a highball glass.

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Hard cider is the perfect way to celebrate the changing seasons. Angry Orchard partnered with mixologist Jeremy Oertel to craft the ideal cider co*cktail to ease you into autumn.

Ingredients:
4 oz. Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
1 oz. Apple Brandy
0.5 oz. Maple Syrup
0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
5-6 Sage Leaves

Preparation: Add Apple Brandy, Maple Syrup, Lemon Juice and Sage leaves to shaker. Fine strain into rocks glass with ice. Top co*cktail with Angry Orchard Crisp Apple. Garnish with lemon wheel and sage leaf.

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Created by Jonathan Pogash, The co*cktail Guru. Made with Caorunn Gin and Van Gogh Vodka, this recipe is topped off with a slice of apple, adding to the autumn ambiance at your Thanksgiving dinner.

Ingredients:
1 oz. Caorunn Gin
1 oz. Van Gogh Wild Appel Vodka
1 oz. Lillet or Dry vermouth
Optional: 2 dashes Baked Apple Bitters

Preparation: Stir ingredients very well with ice and strain over 1 large ice cube into a rocks glass. Garnish with a floating star anise and apple slice on rim of glass.

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With savory coconut and sweet Crème de Cacao, this warm and decadent co*cktail is the perfect way to close out a festive Thanksgiving.

Ingredients:
1.5pts Absolut
.5pt Crème de Cacao
1.5pt espresso or strong coffee
1.5pt coconut milk
.25pt condensed milk

Preparation: In a small saucepan (or in a milk frother), heat all ingredients, except vodka. Add Absolut when piping hot and stir. Garnish with cacao nibs, toasted coconut, and fresh grated coconut.

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A co*cktail to match your fall décor, this drink incorporates red wine because, who doesn’t need some wine during the holiday season?

Ingredients:
½ parts Courvoisier® V.S.O.P Cognac
¾ parts lemon juice
¾ parts simple syrup
Red wine

Preparation: Build in a shaker using all ingredients except red wine. Shake and pour directly into a rocks glass. Use back of bar spoon to float red wine.

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Created by Hendrick’s Gin Ambassador Fred Parent. Made for gin lovers, we recommend topping it off with ginger beer for added flavor.

Ingredients:
1 ½ parts Hendrick’s Gin
¾ parts Cloudy (unfiltered) Apple Juice
¾ parts Fresh Lemon Juice

Preparation: Shaken and poured into a long glass and finished with ginger beer. Glassware: Highball Garnish with grated nutmeg and long red apple slice.

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Bring a bottle of Fernet-Branca to dinner and help loved ones banish their post-feast regret. The calming herbs like chamomile, peppermint and saffron help with digestion after indulging in a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner. This co*cktail is available at Analogue in New York City.

Ingredients:
0.25 oz Fernet-Branca
1.5 oz Templeton Rye
0.75 oz PX sherry
2 dashes of walnut bitters
1 dash of Peppercorn Tincture

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and garnish with walnut bitters and peppercorn tincture.

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