A tried and tested selection of delicious Thanksgiving drink recipes you and your guests will love this season.
Thanksgiving is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your cocktail-making skills and impress your friends with beautiful and delicious concoctions.
Beautifully crafted cocktails are a fun way to add a touch of class to a Thanksgiving dinner party and are a great way to make your guests feel welcome: they don’t have to cause a lot of extra work either!
Busy mamas don’t need extra stress around Thanksgiving so today, we bring to you a carefully curated list of Thanksgiving drinks that are delicious and easy to make.
We have included alcoholic and non-alcoholic options so non-drinking guests can also join the celebrations.
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Is there a traditional Thanksgiving drink?
There is no one traditional Thanksgiving drink; instead, there are several quintessential Thanksgiving drinks, made with ingredients that are seasonal and evocative of this festivity.
Traditional Thanksgiving drinks include Mulled wine, Apple cider drinks, Cranberry drinks, Pumpkin drinks and more.
These are all drinks that work well pre or post-Thanksgiving dinner as a standalone cocktail or mocktail.
What drinks should you serve at Thanksgiving?
For Thanksgiving celebrations, we like to offer:
- Fall-inspired drinks, perfect to make the most of seasonal flavors such as apples, pears and pumpkins
- Christmas drinks, to kickstart the holidays season with festive favorites
- Classic cocktails, always a crowd pleaser
- Seasonal mocktails, perfect to involve in the festivities your younger guests and non-drinkers
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Delicious Thankgiving Drinks Recipe Ideas
A handpicked selection of drinks for Thanksgiving perfect for before or after-tour Thanksgiving dinner. Easy Thanksgiving cocktails and mocktails to please a crowd or a more intimate group of friends ad kickstart the festive season
There is nothing better than a welcome aperitif to set the mood of your gathering!
A cranberry mimosa is easy to make, delicious and a treat for your tastebuds and the eyes, thanks to its festive color.
The perfect offering to kick off your Thanksgiving party!
A wonderfully simple winter warmer, it's a perfect dessert cocktail to offer as a complement to your festive meal.
Smooth and creamy, this is a wonderful Thanksgiving cocktail for cold climates, mixing the kick of cognac with the exhilarating taste of cocoa and the comforting smoothness of cream!
Nothing is more festive than delicious, creamy eggnog! This boozy version is perfect to spice up your Thanksgiving gathering and is perfect for grown-ups!
A hot toddy is a delicious winter warmer.
Made with water, honey herbs & spices, it is perfect to serve when sitting down in front of the fire after your Thanksgiving meal.
A wonderful warming winter sip, hot buttered rum is a festive favorite and it is simply perfect if you are celebrating Thanksgiving on a cold day, with family and friends warming up around a crackling fire.
Wassail is a delicious hot mulled fruit cider, perfect to bring seasonal flavors to your Thanksgiving party!
A wonderful warming winter drink, mulled cider makes the most of the delicious apples in season at thanksgiving and kickstarts the Christmas festivities with hints of cinnamon and star anise
Creamy baileys is a devilishly tasty evening treat: in this recipe, we use the Termomix to create a tantalizing concoction perfect for your Thanksgiving night!
Delicious, easy recipe to make a raspberry gin and tonic mocktail, the perfect alcohol-free drink for your Thanksgiving guests. Frozen raspberries and rosemary for garnish make this non-alcoholic G&T alternative perfect for the holiday season.
A wonderful winter warming recipe perfect for festive occasions you can cook this recipe in advance to save yourself time and stovetop space!
A wonderful festive favourite that cooks wonderfully in the Thermomix, leaving your home filled with the aromas of Christmas
A festive Tom and Jerry cocktail requires a little more work than others on the list but it is a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving menu!
It is an exceptionally delicious and creamy boozy festive treat made from a spiced "batter", rum & brandy, topped with milk & nutmeg, perfect for the holiday season
A deliciously delectable after-dinner treat, a Baileys Irish coffee is the perfect boozy Thanksgiving dessert drink that mixes the kick of the spiked coffee with the soothing softness of whipped cream.
An all-time classic recipe that's seen plenty of twists in its time but still remains a popular classy and sophisticated cocktail, perfect for an elegant Thanksgiving gathering.
A fun little cocktail you can easily through together with some home bar staples for a simple and satisfying Thanksgiving dinner party treat!
We hope you enjoyed this list of drinks ideas for Thanksgiving and it gave you inspiration for your upcoming party. Happy Thanksgiving!
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