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Thanksgiving Cocktails

Ten cocktails have been selected as excellent fall cocktails to enjoy during Thanksgiving. The most common themes include flavors of maple, apple, or cranberry. Unlike many other cocktail sites, none of the cocktails below are overly infused with fruit purees,...

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Golden Dawn

The GOLDEN DAWN is a fruity and tart, yet complex “martini.” It’s not a traditional martini with vermouth. But the bitters mixed with gin, apricot brandy and applejack give it a power-punch equivalent to a martini. The orange juice infusion...

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Pink Lady

There’s nothing really gender-specific about the PINK LADY. It’s pretty and pink, yes, and similar to a Clover Club. But, it’s stronger with its combination London dry gin and applejack brandy. Pomegranate-based grenadine is used to offset the tartness of...

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Thanksgiving Cocktails

Twelve cocktails have been selected as excellent fall cocktails to enjoy during Thanksgiving get-togethers. Some, like the Moscow Mule, French Harvest, Paloma and Absinthe Martini are good companions with a heavy meal. Some, like the Pumpkin-Bourbon Old-Fashioned and Fussfungle are...

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Applejack Sour

For fans of the Sour, an APPLEJACK SOUR hits the mark for Thanksgiving, or for fall in general. Apple brandy (Laird’s Applejack) provides the distilled apple flavor, lemon the sour, and orange juice & maple syrup the sweetening. The resulting...

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Pumpkin Pie Old-Fashioned

Torani Pumpkin Pie Sauce can be easily added to an applejack brandy or bourbon Old-Fashioned in place of the standard brown sugar or other sugar item and result in a delicious fall-inspired cocktail — the PUMPKIN PIE OLD-FASHIONED. It’s less...

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Golden Dawn

The GOLDEN DAWN is a fruity and tart, yet complex “martini.” It’s not a traditional martini with vermouth. But the bitters mixed with gin, apricot brandy and applejack give it a power-punch equivalent to a martini, even with added orange...

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North Garden

The NORTH GARDEN is a New York City-created Old-Fashioned variation that adds hints of peat from Scotch, notes of apple from apple brandy, and the familiar sweet character of bourbon to the mix. Garnish is not necessary, but sweetening with...

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Jack Rose

The JACK ROSE is a lost classic from the 1910’s that for no particular reason was pushed aside by time. But the smooth blend of applejack, lemon juice and grenadine earns it a place in the cocktail rotation. And with...