Thanksgiving Cocktail Ideas For Your Holiday Cheers

Thanksgiving Cocktail Ideas add holiday taste to your dinner party, along with the coziness of the meal. Cocktails are tasty and thematic, as they use seasonal ingredients such as cranberry, apple cider, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon. A vodka and ginger beer cranberry mule is a refreshing option, and a warmer version would be a spiced apple cider bourbon, which is a great drink on a colder evening. Cinnamon old-fashioned or pumpkin pie martinis can give the holiday a personal touch with warm spices.

To lighten things, a sparkling cranberry, punch, or prosecco with pomegranate seeds is excellent. It is served with garnishes like sprigs of rosemary, sticks of cinnamon, or slices of orange that add flavor and attractiveness to it. Served either before dinner or with dessert, festive cocktails help to create the mood and make the celebration of Thanksgiving even more memorable and enjoyable.

Thanksgiving Cocktail Ideas

1. Cranberry Moscow Mule
2. Pumpkin Spice Martini
3. Apple Cider Margarita
4. Pecan Pie Martini
5. Cranberry Mimosa
6. Bourbon Maple Sour
7. Spiced Apple Sangria
8. Pumpkin White Russian
9. Cranberry Gin Fizz
10. Caramel Apple Martini
11. Cinnamon Old Fashioned
12. Sparkling Apple Cider Punch
13. Mulled Cranberry Wine
14. Pumpkin Eggnog Cocktail
15. Maple Bourbon Smash
16. Apple Cider Sangria
17. Pumpkin Spice Mule
18. Cranberry Whiskey Sour
19. Salted Caramel Martini
20. Apple Cider Mimosa
21. Pomegranate Mule
22. Cranberry Mojito
23. Bourbon Hot Chocolate
24. Spiced Rum Punch
25. Pumpkin Margarita
26. Pear & Ginger Cocktail
27. Cranberry Champagne Punch
28. Maple Manhattan
29. Apple Pie Sangria
30. Spiced Pear Martini
31. Pumpkin Hot Toddy
32. Cranberry Mule Mocktail
33. Pumpkin Rum Punch
34. Bourbon Apple Smash
35. Pumpkin Sangria
36. Cranberry Apple Martini
37. Pumpkin Espresso Martini
38. Gingerbread White Russian
39. Spiced Apple Bourbon Cocktail
40. Maple Cider Mule
41. Pumpkin Spiced Hot Chocolate Cocktail
42. Cranberry Vodka Sparkler
43. Pumpkin Sour
44. Caramel Pear Martini
45. Apple Cinnamon Old Fashioned
46. Pumpkin Pina Colada Twist
47. Spiced Cranberry Mimosa
48. Maple Rum Old Fashioned
49. Pumpkin Beer Shandy
50. Cranberry Apple Hot Punch

Steps to Decorate a Thanksgiving Cocktail

1. Cranberry Moscow Mule

• Fill a copper mug with ice.
• Add vodka & cranberry juice.
• Squeeze in fresh lime juice.
• Top with ginger beer.
• Served with cranberries and lime.

2. Pumpkin Spice Martini

• Add vodka, pumpkin puree, and cream liqueur.
• Add pumpkin pie spice.
• Strain into a martini glass.
• Sugar the cinnamon around the glass.
• Garnish with whipped cream.

3. Apple Cider Margarita

• Combine tequila, triple sec, and apple cider.
• Add lime juice.
• Sugar the cinnamon around the glass.
• Add ice and strain into a glass.
• Garnish with apple slices.

4. Pecan Pie Martini

• Combine bourbon, pecan liqueur, and cream.
• Add maple syrup to taste.
• Shake with ice.
• Strain into a chilled glass.
• Top with crushed pecans.

5. Cranberry Mimosa

 

• Add cranberry juice to a flute.
• Top with champagne.
• Add orange liqueur.
• Garnish with cranberries.
• Serve chilled.