Thanksgiving cocktails should make you want to curl up by a fire and sip them. Think about fall harvest and all the traditional foods of Thanksgiving. I’ve also included a few drinks that you serve warm.
Look to flavors like apple, pumpkin, cranberry, ginger and other spices. Consider warm drinks with or without coffee, and drinks featuring heavy cream or eggs.
There are also a number of very traditional cocktail recipes that work, but I’ve also collected some more inventive ones you might enjoy.
Check out these Thanksgiving food recipes to go with your drinks! There are links to turkey recipes, recipes for sides, soups, desserts and more.
Thanksgiving Cocktails
These Thanksgiving cocktails are full of fall flavors, like pumpkin spice, apple cider, butterscotch and more.
And don't forget, there are some classic cocktails already featured here at Mix that Drink that will get your Thanksgiving off to a wonderful start, or finish:
Pumpkin pie Martini. Vanilla and chocolate with pumpkin puree, cream and a graham cracker rim will make you feel almost like you're eating pie.
Caramel vodka, cognac and vanilla liqueur form a very sweet cocktail goes down smooth as candy.
Featuring Maui Blue (orange flavored, blue colored schnapps) with Wild Turkey and peach schnapps. This is a fruity little shot with a nice base of whiskey.
Blends Irish cream, amaretto and cinnamon schnapps to create an out of this world flavor that's super easy to make on the fly.
The Rum Sangaree is a very old cocktail that blends dark rum with ruby port and Cointreau, with an optional sprinkle of nutmeg. It's served cold, but it has a warming effect.
The B-52 is a delicious layered cordial made from Grand Marnier, Baileys and Kahlua. Or you can substitute amaretto for the Grand Marnier. Either way, it tastes something like caramel candy and looks very festive.
And we've got quite a few other Kahlua drinks, too.
This lightweight drink blends amaretto with creme de coconut and a dash of cocoa powder.
The Brandy Alexander is a dessert drink: chocolatey, sweet, creamy and smooth. Because the alcohol taste is so light, you might think of it as a spiked milkshake. But it's more subtle and grown-up than that.
You get a full, hot cup of coffee in this one, plus butterscotch schnapps and Irish cream. This drink has a nice, rich sweetness that makes it a lovely dessert drink.
Thanksgiving Cider is a very simple but very delicious cocktail. It features pumpkin pie vodka and apple cider, which gives it a wonderful fall flavor.
Blends the flavors of chocolate and raspberry with a base of vanilla and cream. It's sweet and very smooth, even though it's a fairly strong drink.
Uses two MixThatDrink infusions, done with rum or vodka: Jolly Rancher's vodka/rum in apple flavor, and Salted Caramel Vodka/Rum.
Features spiced rum and ginger liqueur for the spice, with a touch of Malibu coconut rum. You can't really taste the coconut, but it adds something very special.
The Stinger pairs brandy with creme de menthe for a unique flavor that goes equally well with deeply chocolate desserts or a cigar.
The Port Elderflower cocktail. A touch of St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur livens up port and rum. The light sweetness of this cocktail makes it perfect for after dinner, paired with pumpkin pie.
