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Fourteen Thanksgiving Drinks

Seasonal sips to pair with cooking or the main event

A cluster of drinks with amber liquid

Photo: JOHNNY AUTRY | FOOD STYLING BY CHARLOTTE AUTRY


A day of food, family, and fun is made even better with a festive beverage. Whether you batch cocktails for the whole group or mix up something special for the cook, consider these fall-favorite recipes:

A savory cocktail with spoons full of toppings
photo: Ally Sloway

The Bird in Hand 

A Charleston mixologist pays homage to the Thanksgiving turducken. Get the recipe. 


A sweet potato drink in an iced glass
photo: Jenny Adams Freelance LLC

How New Orleans Does Thanksgiving Cocktails

Yam it up with a Sweet Potato Sno Buzz. Get the recipe.


photo: Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Spice Up Your Holidays With Mulled Wine

This easy-to-make, hot drink will bring the festive spirit right into your kitchen. Get the recipe.


photo: JACQUELINE STOFSICK

Boulevardier: Classic Cocktails with a Southern Twist 

A bourbon-based twist on the Negroni, this classic cocktail came to life in 1920s Paris. Andy Nelson, of Nashville’s Green Brier Distillery, shows how to mix one. Get the recipe.


A decadent hot toddy with whipped cream and a background of apples and pumpkins
photo: Courtesy of the Listening Room

A Jazzed-Up Hot Toddy

The Listening Room in Nashville brings back live music and hot drinks to warm up Music City. Get the recipe.


A cluster of drinks with amber liquid
photo: JOHNNY AUTRY | FOOD STYLING BY CHARLOTTE AUTRY

Quoit Club Punch

This blend of brandy, rum, and Madeira really packs a wallop. Get the recipe.


A bowl of bloody mary punch
photo: JACQUELINE STOFSICK

Bloody Bull Punch 

A Bloody Bull is an even richer spin on a Bloody Mary. Make it batch-style, like one G&G writer’s family, and prepare to bowl over your party guests. Get the recipe


A mason jar of satsuma whiskey cider with an ice cube and an orange slice
photo: TIMOTHY PAKRON

Satsuma Whiskey Cider

A smooth-sipping fall cocktail. Get the recipe.


A brandy old-fashioned with ice
photo: COURTESY OF COPPER & KINGS

Brandy Old-Fashioned

Swap bourbon for brandy in a fall classic. Get the recipe


A bowl and cups of orange punch
photo: TARA DONNE

Holiday Whiskey Punch 

The big-batch solution to making crowd-pleasing cocktails. Get the recipe.


A glass of brown liquid

Tate’s Chamomile Sazerac

A comforting cocktail for the short, cold days of late fall. Get the recipe.


A silver punch bow with red punch inside
photo: JENNIFER CAUSEY

A Knockout Bourbon Punch 

The potent punch recipe from our October/November 2014 cover. Get the recipe.


A group of bloody marys in glasses
photo: Peter Frank Edwards

A Smokin’ Good Bloody

One Atlanta bartender shares his recipe for a delicious Bloody Mary. Get the recipe.

Find other Thanksgiving recipes:

Twelve Thanksgiving Starters

Eleven Recipes for Your Main Thanksgiving Dish

Twelve Vegetable-Packed Sides for Thanksgiving

Fourteen Comforting Side Dishes You Need at Thanksgiving

Seven Sauces for Thanksgiving

Twenty-Two Thanksgiving Desserts


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