Butterscotch Coffee Cocktail
Are you wondering what to have on the Thanksgiving menu? We all know food is crucial to the Thanksgiving celebration but drinks are just as important. We are here to give you the top 10 thanksgiving cocktail recipes! Read to learn about the top 10 Thanksgiving recipes.
If you really want a Thanksgiving feel to your drinks, use flavors of apple, pumpkin, cranberry, ginger and various spices. Create warm drinks with or without coffee. Create drinks featuring heavy cream or eggs.
Classic Cocktail drinks for Thanksgiving
A great classic cocktail drink is the Brandy Alexander. The Brandy Alexander is a drink great for dessert time. It is chocolatey, sweet, creamy, and smooth. Drinkers like to call the Brandy Alexander a ‘milkshake’ because the alcohol taste is not overpowering but light. If you have guest that do not prefer the taste of alcohol but want to drink, this is an excellent recipe. You need the following ingredients:
- 1-½ ounces brandy.
- 1 ounce dark crème de cacao.
- 1 ounce half and half.
- ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg.
To learn what to do with these ingredients & how to jazz the drink up, read the recipe here.
The Stinger
The Stinger is a drink that pairs brandy with crème de menthe for a flavor that goes great with chocolate rich desserts or a cigar. It is great for after dinner sipping on a chilly evening. For the best Stinger, use a high quality VSOP cognac and a mid-range brandy. You just need 1 jigger brandy and ½ ounce crème de menthe. Shake up the ingredients in a shaker full of ice and strain the mix into a cocktail or an old-fashioned glass. You should be good to go from there.
Traditional Thanksgiving Cocktail drinks
The Pumpkin pie Martini is a great traditional Thanksgiving Cocktail drink. You will need the following ingredients to make the Pumpkin pie Martini:
-2 ounces Vanilla Vodka.
-2 ounces crème de cacao.
-1/4 cup heavy cream.
-1.5 tablespoons of pumpkin puree (pie mix).
-1 dash of ground nutmeg (for garnish).
-Powered graham cracker (for rim).
Once you have all your ingredients, rim two martini glasses with crushed graham cracker. Fill your shaker with ice and add vodka, crème de cacao, cream, and pumpkin puree. Shake well until it is chilled and strain the drink into the martini glasses. Last but not least, sprinkle the ground nutmeg on top for garnish.
For more great classic and traditional cocktail recipes, read this article from MixthatDrink.com.
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