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Thanksgiving is such a fun time, with so many different family traditions. Whether you’re celebrating a Friendsgiving or dining with every single member of your extended family, a good Thanksgiving cocktail goes a long way. These delicious Thanksgiving cocktail recipe ideas will inspire your next gathering!
I like to start hanging out, sipping and snacking in the early afternoon. This fall cheeseboard is great inspiration, to pair with whichever of the Thanksgiving drink ideas below suits your fancy.
Lots of them are easy to make, and yes, these are mixed drinks to serve with turkey, that will pair properly. Want to snazzy it up a bit for your guests? Upgrade your home bar situation with one of our favorite bar carts!
Check out these awesome Thanksgiving cocktail recipe ideas:
- Gin Based Thanksgiving Drinks
- Apple Cider Cocktails
- Fall Sangria Recipes
- Mulled Wine For Thanksgiving
- Bourbon Cocktail Ideas
- Rum Cocktail Ideas
- Vibrant Orange and Red Colored Mixed Drinks
- Whisky Cocktails
- Vodka Cocktails
- Sparkling Wine & Thanksgiving Drinks
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipe Ideas
Want to dress up a vodka martini for Turkey Day? We’ve got just what you’re looking for with a sensational creamy Thanksgiving martini recipe that will get your friends and family gobbling for more!
Looking for the perfect fall inspired Martini? Look no further, our Salted Caramel Pumpkin Martini Recipe is the ULTIMATE fall time delight. Infused with Pumpkin spiced Bailey’s, Salted Carmel Liqueur, and Pumpkin Pie filling this Martini is the perfect drink to mix up to celebrate anything involving fall time.
This sweet and savory cocktail is ready to become the next staple in your Thanksgiving spread! Introducing the pumpkin bourbon apple cider cocktail. It’s a perfectly balanced drink that brings several of your favorite fall flavors to the table in delicious fashion.
This Easy Boozy Crockpot Caramel Apple Cider with Complex Flavors is sure to be a hit at all your fall gatherings. Each batch serves 12 people so it’s great for parties and get-togethers. This simple, delicious, and popular drink is going to be your new favorite fall cocktail.
Eggnog isn't just for the Christmas season! Especially this delicious pumpkin spice eggnog cocktail! Perfect for serving with your thanksgiving feast.
This is one of my absolute favorite fall cocktails, as it subtly brings in the flavor of thyme. Thyme pairs wonderfully with turkey, too. It’s a seasonal twist on a classic, that will have everyone raving.
It’s hard to stop sipping on one of these Super Easy Spicy Mulled Cider with a Kick! They are so delicious, have the perfect spicy flavor, and will please even the toughest crowds.
Dudes and dudettes everywhere love White Russians. The classic cocktail mixes vodka, coffee liqueur and cream. Traditionally served over ice in an Old Fashioned glass you can play with it to get your ideal presentation. Today we’re looking at a twist on the typical White Russian by adding pumpkin.
Who doesn’t love delicious treats like caramel apples? This caramel apple cocktail is the perfect way to enjoy a little indulgence and a healthy dose of nostalgia. The recipe makes one, 8 oz glass but you could easily make this Caramel Apple Butterscotch Cocktail in bulk as well.
You’ve probably seen a thousand Pumpkin spiced drink recipes if you spend as much time on Pinterest as I do. Let’s be real, variety may be the spice of life, but there’s something sacred about pumpkin spice. Especially when the leaves start to fall. This spiced pumpkin milkshake turns everything you know about fall cocktails on its head!
This caramel apple mimosa is like a nostalgia trip to the fair in cocktail form! You’ll love the sweet, candy apple flavored taste of this enjoyable drink any time of the year. But who can deny how perfect it is for a fall themed drink this Thanksgiving?
On a cool fall day is there anything more perfect than a delicious Crown Royal Apple cocktail? With notes of cranberry and spiced rum this cocktail is sure to warm you up.
Ever say to yourself, “I’d love a Moscow Mule, but me and my partner just got back from an apple orchard”? Well… I’m sure you’ve thought it at least once. Behold, a mule that’s fit for fall! This apple cider mule recipe is the answer to your boozy fall dreams this year. It combines your favorite spiced rum with some fresh apple cider and bubbly ginger beer.
You are going to be so glad you stumbled upon this incredible Cozy Caramel Boozy Hot Chocolate recipe as soon as you take the first sip. It’s an easy drink that is perfect for warming up on those chilly nights.
This fall & Thanksgiving margarita recipe with flavors and colors perfect for when the autumnal vibes are setting the scenery on fire. For a fun twist, use colored salt or sugar on the rim. If you don’t want to make those on your own, plenty of craft and cooking shops have them!
Switch it up and make some fun cocktails in a shot style! his latte infused jello shot is sure to delight everyone’s taste buds at your next get together! Pumpkin, baileys, and coffee flavors make this the ultimate fall shot!
Who says you have to wait until 5 o’clock to start drinking?! I mean it’s 5 o’clock somewhere right? Start, or end, your day off right with Dalgona Coffee.
This Apple Cider Maple Fizz Recipe makes one 8 oz serving of this refreshing fall-inspired cocktail. In 10-minutes you will have a cool drink in your hand.
This Winter Aperol Spritz with Aperol and Sloe Gin is a great seasonal take on the much loved Italian classic. Serve over ice with rosemary, a slice of orange and a few raspberries or blackberries.
Thanksgiving Apple Cider Recipes & Cocktails
Layer the flavors of fall together in this margarita that includes apple cider, pear juice tequila AND grand marnier. It will have you glowing inside and out this autumn.
This Pumpkin Cider Margarita is a little creamy, a little tangy and a little sweet with a sharp kick of tequila. Why choose between pumpkins or apples when you can have both?
Apple cider and dark rum combine for a delicious Thanksgiving cocktail that’s literally tastes like Fall!
This delicious Boozy Hot Apple Cider recipe has an adult punch to it with brandy and Tuaca added to for an additional warm-up factor. Plus, add homemade boozy whipped cream to make this a treat you will want to drink all winter long!
Hot Apple Pie cocktail is a delicious cool-weather drink! Lightly spiced and sweetened hot apple cider, served with a shot of Calvados and freshly whipped cream.
With apple cider, rum and Fireball Whisky, this spiked apple cider cocktail is the perfect drink during the fall season.
Perfect fall drink recipe, this Instant Pot Apple Cider is to die for!! So easy to make with very few ingredients and full of flavor.
Homemade Apple Cider is a fall or winter drink you can serve warm or chilled. Make this spiced cider on the stovetop or in a slow cooker.
Thanksgiving Sangria Recipes
I have become the “go to” for this tasty, crowd-pleasing cocktail every thanksgiving. It’s lighter, fruitier and more spicy than traditional red wine, so most people can enjoy it, regardless of their affinity for red wine.
Red Wine Pomegranate Sangria is a super delicious cocktail recipe for Thanksgiving. Made with white rum and merlot it's an easy cocktail to serve your guests.
A Fall Sangria recipe infused with apples, pears, and cinnamon sticks in a Malbec wine base with just the right amount of Brandy! An easy red sangria recipe that is low in sugar.
This Easy Fall Sangria Recipe is a delicious and refreshing white wine sangria made with autumn’s most iconic flavors including sweet apple, pear, orange, and cinnamon.
A simple white wine sangria recipe featuring cozy & colorful fall ingredients like apple cider, Honeycrisp apples, oranges & cinnamon sticks + a bit of brandy for a kick. The fresh fruit soaks up all the sweet cider & warm cinnamon flavors, which makes it taste and smell heavenly.
An easy white wine sangria featuring gorgeous fall and winter ingredients like cranberries, apples, and oranges + a bit of brandy for a kick. This drink is refreshing, not too sweet, and even slightly healthy with the addition of 100% unsweetened cranberry juice.
Fill your Thanksgiving with some red wine sangria full of cinnamon, brandy, and oranges.
Mulled Wine Recipes
This easy and warming German Mulled Wine recipe (Gluhwein) is a perfect drink to serve during festive season. It smells amazing and serves a crowd!
Mulled Wine is a traditional holiday beverage made with red wine and mulling spices. Delicious, cozy, and guaranteed to warm you from the inside out, mulled wine is basically everything you want in life come Christmas time.
This slow cooker mulled wine is the ultimate holiday cocktail. Red wine is heated with warming spices like cloves, cinnamon, and star anise to create a comforting Thanksgiving drink that is perfect for a crowd!
A healthier version of the classic mulled wine made with only a touch of honey so its refined sugar free, even more reason to indulge.
Add some Prosecco to a fall favorite (apple cider!) for the perfect autumnal cocktail.
Bourbon Cocktails for Thanksgiving
Warm notes from a homemade pear ginger simple syrup combined with your favorite bourbon, brandy and lemon juice make this pear cocktail the ultimate winter drink.
This warm and smoky Fall Spiced Old Fashioned is the cocktail you'll be sipping all season long. Prepping the simple syrup ahead of time makes it perfect for easy entertaining.
Rum Cocktails for Thanksgiving
This Gorgeous Jamaican Rum Punch is the kind of fun exotic sipper you whip up for guests and parties over the festive season. Just 5 everyday classic ingredients come together in one delicious drink that takes you back to warm Caribbean sunsets all year long.
Ease a Dark and Stormy Cocktail into fall and winter with apple and maple! The flavors of apple, maple and ginger all pair so beautifully with the rum! You'll want to make a pitcher of these!
Following a healthy lifestyle but craving eggnog? This delicious low carb version has you covered. Made with delicious rum.
The Cinnamon, Pear, and Rum Cocktail with Vanilla is a sweet and spicy drink that's perfect for a fall! This cocktail is smooth and sweet, with a fun bite.
Beautiful Red & Orange Autumn Colored Cocktails
This Maraschino Cherry Infused Manhattan Cocktail is perfect for any holiday dinner, holiday party or just a cozy date night in. Made without food coloring, but with the classics bourbon and vermouth.
Bust out your favorite punch bowl or pitcher for our Sparkling Cranberry Orange Punch. With only five ingredients, ring in the holiday with a delicious cocktail made from delicious juices and crisp bubbly. (Scroll to the bottom to see how to make this kid-friendly.)
Aperol and Prosecco create beautiful autumnal hues!
Toast the holiday season with this refreshing Cranberry Mimosa made with Proseco. This seasonal drink is perfect to serve at Thanksgiving, Christmas or to ring in the New Year.
A cranberry moscow mule is the perfect twist on a classic winter cocktail, with tart cranberries transforming this spiced drink into a holiday classic. Ginger beer, fresh lime juice, and cranberry juice are mixed with vodka for a deliciously refreshing drink.
Whisky Thanksgiving Cocktails
Fireball Whisky Cocktails made with orange, cinnamon, cloves, and apple cider. Serve these fireball whisky for game days, brunch, Fall parties, and Thanksgiving Day!
It's a fall dessert in a glass! Chocolate Turtle Martinis combine homemade pecan simple syrup, caramel, chocolate liqueur, and whiskey for a decadent cocktail.
Topped with a pumpkin spice-flavored whipped cream that infuses each sip with comforting fall flavors, this spiced Irish coffee made with Irish whiskey is the perfect Holiday drink.
Vodka Thanksgiving Cocktails
This grapefruit vodka cocktail (greyhound) is made in just a couple of minutes. Perfect to serve at happy hours or holiday gatherings.
This yummy caramel apple martini can either be made with vodka, or without if you’re looking to go the mocktail route.
What better way to enjoy the traditional flavours of Chai Spice than in cocktail form. This Chai Latte Martini swaddles warming spices with vodka to create a smooth and slightly sweet drink that is perfect to savour over autumn and winter.
This Pomegranate Lime Vodka Spritzer is super refreshing and made with a few simple ingredients. An easy and festive drink that is perfect for the holidays!
Cranberry Moscow Mule is the perfect holiday cocktail recipe, be it Thanksgiving, Christmas or 4th of July! Easy to put together, easy to tweak, fun to drink and so delicious! Non-alcoholic version provided.
Sparkling Wine & Champagne Thanksgiving Drinks
Nothing screams holiday brunch more than a Pomegranate Mimosa. The light, bubbly, and sweetness this drink offers is perfect to sip while enjoying Christmas Monkey Bread or an amazing egg omelet. Our recipe is personalized for one serving, but seriously… who stops at one? Pace yourself or don’t – that decision is entirely up to you.
This cinnamon orange blossom cocktail combines Prosecco with the best flavors of fall to wow your guests this Thanksgiving!
The perfect elegant champagne cocktail for any thanksgiving table. This pomegranate Bellini is delicious, festive and so easy to make.
Thanks for checking out these delicious themed cocktails! From ciders, to pumpkin spice and sweet apple pie, these drinks are exactly what you’re craving this holiday season. Let us know which ones you decided to serve after Thanksgiving dinner, tag us (@aspiringwinos) on instagram.