Festive Thanksgiving Cocktails That Will Liven Up The Adults' Table

Cranberry adds a festive, blood-red twist to your favorite cocktail, the Aperol spritz. If you don't want it to be too sweet, you can swap the cranberry juice cocktail for 100% cranberry juice.

We give classic summer sangria a fall twist by adding in sparkling apple cider (of course), white wine, and Fireball. Our apple cider sangria is a fan-favorite, but this bubbly version feels a bit fancier, making it worthy of your holiday dinner.

We love a big-batch cocktail because it not only saves you time at the home bar, but they're so easy to mix up. This classed up, festive spin on jungle juice is for when you want to be the designated drunk uncle at Thanksgiving.

The combination of pumpkin pie filling, pumpkin spice syrup (optional; see below for method), and reposado tequila creates a beautiful autumnal blend. The aged tequila adds a rich brown sugar flavor that mixes perfectly with the pumpkin ingredients, while the bright acidity from the lime balances the cocktail and provides that classic margarita tang.

We kicked a classic chai latte up a notch to create this spiked pumpkin version—in it, freshly steeped chai and a shot of whiskey get blended with milk, pumpkin puree, and maple syrup, then topped with whipped cream. It’s the perfect after-dinner drink for a chilly Thanksgiving.

Fans of the whiskey sour to the front, please! The Gold Rush cocktail is the whiskey drink you’re already in love with, with just a few changes. 1) It calls for honey instead of simple syrup, and doesn't call for any egg whites.

Your pumpkin spice latte, now all grown up! Whether you just want a fun nightcap or want to have a signature cocktail at Thanksgiving, these white Russians are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

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