YORK, Pa. — Thanksgiving meals tend to have a fairly set menu, but what about drinks?
Nate Snelbaker with Fine Wine & Good Spirits shares cocktail recipes to complement every Turkey Day dish.
Pumpkin Spice White Russian
Ingredients
- 2 ounces, New Amsterdam Vodka
- 1 ounce, Kahula Liqueur
- 1 ½ ounces, pumpkin spice creamer
- 3 tablespoons, crushed pumpkin spice graham crackers
- Combine 1 teaspoon of pumpkin spice and 3 teaspoons of crushed graham crackers. Mix to coat evenly.
- Whipped cream, for garnish
- Nutmeg, for garnish
Directions
- Rim two rocks glasses with the pumpkin spice graham crackers; set aside.
- Combine the first two ingredients in a shaker.
- Shake and strain the alcohol into the prepared glasses filled with ice.
- Add the pumpkin spice creamer.
- Garnish the cocktail with whipped cream and nutmeg.
Chai Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 2 ounces, Maker’s Mark Straight Bourbon
- 2 dashes, bitters
- 2 ounces, chai simple syrup*
- Boil 1 cup of water in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat, add 4 chai tea bags, cover and steep for 12 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in 1⁄3 cup of maple syrup. Boil, without boiling over, for three minutes. Remove the mixture from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Refrigerate the syrup in an airtight container.
- 1 ounce, fresh lemon juice
- Q Club Soda
- Cinnamon stick, for garnish
- Star anise, for garnish
- Dehydrated lemon wheel, for garnish
Directions
- Combine the first four ingredients in a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake and strain the drink into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top it with club soda.
- Garnish the cocktail with a cinnamon stick, star anise and dehydrated lemon wheel.
A Thyme for Thanks
Ingredients
- 2 plums, peeled and chopped
- 4 tablespoons, thyme simple syrup
- Simmer 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Add 6-8 thyme sprigs. Simmer the mixture for several minutes. Remove it from heat, cover and let sit for three hours. Discard the sprigs. Refrigerate the syrup in an airtight container.
- 1 ounce, fresh lemon juice
- La Marca Prosecco
- Plum wedges, for garnish
- Thyme sprigs, for garnish
Directions
- Muddle the first three ingredients in a shaker; add ice.
- Shake and strain the mixture into wine glasses.
- Top the drink with prosecco.
- Garnish the cocktail with plum wedges and thyme sprigs.