If you’re hosting or just responsible for the cocktails at Thanksgiving this year there are a few great options that always please a crowd like autumn margaritas, twists on a spritz or sangrias full of seasonal flavors. They are all light, flavorful and easy to pair with a Thanksgiving dinner.
Here are some links that you might find helpful for making these drinks:
Tall Spritz Glasses
Syrup Bottles
Note on Scaling up for a crowd:
Scaling a cocktail for a crowd is easy. All you need to do is multiply every ingredient in your single-serving recipe by the number of servings you want. Convert to cups when it makes mixing easier (8 oz = 1 cup), and remember that citrus and sweeteners can taste stronger in large batches, so start with slightly less than the full multiplied amount for these ingredients and adjust to taste. Keep the mixture chilled in the fridge instead of adding ice directly so it doesn’t get watered down.
If your drink includes anything bubbly like club soda, ginger beer, tonic, or Prosecco then add it right before serving or top each glass individually to keep the fizz. Give the pitcher a quick stir before pouring, and add your garnishes.
Fig and Honey Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 oz Reposado tequila
- ½ oz orange liqueur
- 1 oz lime juice
- ¾ oz fig and honey syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup chopped figs
Method
- Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a glass with fresh ice.
- Instructions: Simmer 10 minutes, mash figs, strain, cool.
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Spiced Pear Aperol Spritz
Ingredients
- 1 oz autumn spiced infused Aperol
- 1 oz pear juice
- 3 oz prosecco
- 1 oz club soda
- Autumn Spiced Aperol Infusion
- 1 cup Aperol
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 cloves
- 3 allspice whole
- 1 small piece star anise
Method
- Add Aperol and pear juice to a glass with ice. Top with prosecco and club soda.
- Instructions: Combine in a jar, steep 24 hours, strain.
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Vanilla Fig Hugo Spritz
Ingredients
- ¾ oz vanilla fig syrup
- 1 oz elderflower liqueur
- 3 oz prosecco
- 1 oz club soda
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup chopped figs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- Add syrup and liqueur to a glass with ice. Top with prosecco and club soda.
- Instructions: Simmer figs, water, and sugar 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Strain, cool.
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Spiced Apple Aperol Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 oz tequila
- 3/4 oz autumn spice infused Aperol
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 oz apple cider
- 1/2 oz agave
- Rim: cinnamon & sugar
- 1 cup Aperol
- 3 cinnamon sticka
- 2 cloves
- 2 allspice whole
- 1 small piece star anise
Method
- Rim glass. Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice.
- Instructions: Steep 24 hours, strain.
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Spiced Cranberry Aperol Spritz
Ingredients
- 1 oz Aperol
- 3 oz Prosecco
- 1 oz Cranberry juice
- 1/2 oz Autumn syrup
- Autumn Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 star anise
Method
- Add Aperol, cranberry juice, and syrup to a glass of ice. Top with prosecco.
- Instructions: Simmer 10 minutes. Strain, cool.
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Cranberry Chai Sangria
Ingredients
- 4 oz Pinot Noir
- 1 oz cranberry juice
- ¾ oz chai tea concentrate
- ½ oz brown sugar syrup
- Top with cranberry ginger ale
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
Method
- Stir ingredients with ice. Top with cranberry ginger ale.
- Instructions: Heat until dissolved. Cool.
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Spiced Pear Margarita
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Tequila
- 1/2 oz Orange liqueur
- 1 oz Pear juice
- 1 oz Lime juice
- 1/2 oz Cinnamon syrup
- Rim: sugar & cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Instructions: Simmer 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon and cool.
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Chai Apple Honey Sangria
Ingredients
- 3 oz Pinot Grigio
- 1 oz apple cider
- ½ oz chai tea concentrate
- ½ oz honey syrup
- 1 oz ginger ale
- Chopped apple
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup warm water
Method
- Add all ingredients to a glass with ice. Stir gently.
- Instructions: Stir until fully dissolved.
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Autumn Sidecar
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz brandy or cognac
- 3/4 oz orange liqueur
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 1/2 oz cinnamon syrup
- Rim: sugar & cinnamon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 3 cinnamon sticks
- Simmer everything for 10 minutes let cool, strain.
Method
- Shake brandy (or cognac), orange liqueur, lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup with ice, then strain into a cinnamon-sugar–rimmed glass.
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