Cornucopia of Cocktails: Thanksgiving Drink Recipes

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OYO Stone Fruit Vodka

Complex yet refreshing, this simple drink is perfect to sip on with hors d’oeuvres.

Serve over ice:
2 oz. OYO Stone Fruit Vodka
Splash of soda
Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Four Peel Cranberry Gimlet

Now that Watershed has chosen a new name for its gin, consumers will be constantly reminded of it’s distinguishing characteristic: the strong citrus aroma and flavor that make it a perfect complement to cranberries. This drink will pair well with dinner.

Shake the following with ice and strain into glass:
2 oz Watershed Distillery’s Four Peel Gin
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz cranberry-infused simple syrup (1 part fresh cranberries to 2 parts sugar and 2 parts water, simmer for five minutes, then mash cranberries. Cool and strain. Store for up to 3 weeks in refrigerator).
Garnish with fresh whole cranberries.

Whiskey Ginger Cobbler

If you think gin is disgusting, try this alternative with your meal.

Shake the following with ice and pour into glass:
1.5 oz OYO Whiskey
1 oz Brothers Drake Apple Pie Mead
.5 oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Top with a splash of soda, candied ginger and a twist.

Pumpkin Pie Bourbon Milkshake

What could be better than drunk dessert? Skip the pie this year and opt for the more fun (and still festive) option: pie in the form of booze and ice cream.

For two milkshakes, combine the following ingredients in a blender, pulse until frothy, pour into cinnamon-sugar rimmed glasses:
2 c Jeni’s Ugandan Vanilla Bean ice cream
1/2 c Snowville Creamery whole milk
1/4 c Snowville Creamery whipping cream
1 tbsp bourbon vanilla extract
2/3 c pureed pumpkin
1/2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/3 c ginger snap crumbs
4 oz OYO Whiskey or Makers Mark
Top with whipped cream if you’re fat like me.