Thanksgiving cocktails that will wow the fussiest of guests - even your mother-in-law

BOURBON and WHISKEY

Jameson Black Barrel Old Fashioned courtesy of Pernod Ricard

Old Fashioned, Whiskey, Thanksgiving, Cocktail
Credit: Pernod Ricard

Ingredients
2 parts Jameson Black Barrel
0.75 Benedictine liqueur
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Directions
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice and stir until ice cold.
Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
Garnish with an orange slice.

The Great Pumpkin courtesy of Irvington Restaurant, NYC

Great Pumpkin, Thanksgiving, cocktails
Credit: Irvington

Ingredients
.75 oz. Buffalo Trace Bourbon
.75 oz. Myers Rum
.5 oz. Pierre Ferrand Cognac
.75 oz. Cinnamon-Vanilla Simple Syrup
.75 oz. Egg White
1 oz. Pumpkin Puree

Method:
Dry shake. Wet shake. Coup. Grated nutmeg.

Laphroaig Peat Feast

Thanksgiving, Cocktails
Credit: Laphroaig

Ingredients:

1 1/2 parts Laphroaig® 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky
1 part Amaretto
3/4 part lemon juice
1/4 part simple syrup
1 medium egg white
Fresh cinnamon (for garnish)

Method:
1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin and shake first without ice to emulsify the egg white.
2. Open tin, carefully add ice and shake hard until cold and frothy.
3. Double strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with freshly grated cinnamon.

Kentucky Mulled Cider courtesy of Chef and Maker’s Mark Cookbook Editor

Thanksgiving, Cocktails
Credit: Maker's Mark

For those that would prefer to drink their warm apple pie, this Kentucky Cider has you covered.

4½ parts Maker’s 46® Bourbon
4 cups apple cider
2 pieces cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon whole allspice
½ piece vanilla bean
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 thin slices of orange
Juice of ¼ lemon

Method

Combine the cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, the scraped vanilla bean and pod, and the brown sugar in a medium pot. Stir to combine. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the orange slices, lemon juice, and Maker’s 46® Bourbon. Stir to combine and allow the cider to steep over low heat for another 5 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 4 -6.

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