Celebrate Turkey Day With BOSSIP’s Thanksgiving Cocktail Guide

Enjoy quality time with family and friends while serving delicious sips from BOSSIP’s Thanksgiving day cocktail guide.

Thanksgiving is here and you’ve earned quality time with family and friends. However, there are certain requirements to properly celebrate and ensure everyone has a time to remember. We don’t have to tell you delicious food is number one on that list but right after comes the delicious refreshments. Around here we take our cocktails seriously so it’s only right we curate the best recipes you can find for every occasion. Roll up those sleeves, rollout the bar cart and let’s get deep in the bartender bag to make those guest feel at home.

BOSSIP’s Savory Turkey Day Cocktail Guide

 

CIDER SEASON COCKTAIL RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 Parts Espolòn Tequila Reposado

4 Parts Earl Grey Cider*

1 Part Spiced Simple Syrup*

0.75 Parts Fresh Lemon Juice

Method: Combine all non-spirit ingredients in a saucepan and heat but do not boil. Add in Espolòn once hot. Reheat on low to keep warm as needed. Pour into a Mug or heat-proof glass and add apple chips on the lip of the glass.

* Add a half-gallon of cider to a pot and bring the heat to a lower simmer. Add four Earl Grey tea bags and allow them to steep together, covered, for 25 minutes. Remove the tea bags.

SPICED SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE:

2 Mexican Cinnamon Sticks

4 Star Anise Pods

10 Cloves

16 oz Hot Water

2 Cups White Sugar

Method: Take cinnamon, clove, and star anise, and toast them in a pan on the stove for about 1 minute. Put the toasted spices into a vessel and add hot water. Brew for 20 minutes and remove solids. Mix in sugar and stir until diluted.

 

Woodford Reserve “Hot Toddy”

Ingredients:

8 oz Woodford Reserve Bourbon

8 oz Amaro

4 oz Rich Honey Syrup

32 oz Hot Water

Method: Add ingredients to a heat-tolerant pitcher or pot. Stir in hot water to combine. Garnish with a lemon peel studded with cloves.

 

Dos Hombres “Party Punch”

Ingredients:

2 Cups Dos Hombres Mezcal

1 ½ Cups Pomegranate Juice

½ Cup Fresh Orange Juice

¼ Cup Lime Juice

⅛ Cup Orgeat Syrup

2 Cups Blood Orange Soda

Method: Add all ingredients to a punch bowl, ice, and stir to incorporate. Garnish with orange slices, lime slices, and pomegranate seeds. Enjoy with friends!

 

Speyside Cobbler

Ingredients:

1.5 Parts Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old Sherry Cask

1.5 Parts Amontillado sherry

0.5 Parts Simple Syrup

Method: Add the ingredients plus 1 orange half-wheel to a shaker tin and shake with ice. Serve in a Collins-style glass filled with crushed/pebble ice then garnish with the other half-wheel of the orange.

 

BACARDI Sevillian Orange “Spiced Apple Cider” (Group Serve Recipe)

Ingredients:

750 ml Bottle BACARDI Ocho Sevillian Orange Cask Rum

16 oz Unsweetened Chai Tea

12 oz Honey Syrup (combine equal parts honey to water)

8 oz Lemon Juice

750 ml Bottle of Sparkling Apple Cider

Method: Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl with ice. Garnish with apple slices and cinnamon sticks and enjoy with loved ones!

 

Empress 1908 Gin “Spanish E&T”

Ingredients:

8-10 oz Empress 1908 Indigo Gin

20 oz Premium Tonic Water

8 dashes Angostura Bitters

Cinnamon Sticks

Whole Star Anise

Whole Cloves

Dehydrated Grapefruit

Method: Combine ingredients in a large punch bowl with ice. Adjust quantities to desired strength/flavor. Stir, serve, and enjoy!

 

PATRÓN “Cristalino Margarita”

Ingredients:

1.5 oz PATRÓN CRISTALINO

0.5 oz Citrus Cordial

0.25 oz Agave Nectar

2 dashes Salt solution 4:1

Garnish: Charred Lemon Wedge

Method: Add all ingredients to a rock glass over a block of ice. Garnish with flamed oils from a lemon peel, then discard. Ingredients can be pre-batched and frozen.

 

Baileys “Irish Cactus”

Ingredients:

4 oz Baileys Cinnamon Churros Irish Cream Liqueur

2 oz Tequila Don Julio Reposado

Method: Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into two rock glasses with fresh ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

 

Skrewball “Peanut Butter Espresso Martini”

Ingredients:

2 ½ parts Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

½ parts Coffee Liqueur

1 ½ parts Freshly Brewed Espresso

Espresso Beans (for garnish)

Method: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add Skrewball, coffee liqueur, and espresso. Shake until cold and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with three espresso beans.

 

METAXA “Christmas Spritz”

Ingredients:

1.4 oz METAXA 7 Stars

0.7 oz Reduced Apple Juice

0.3 oz Vanilla Syrup

2 oz Prosecco

Method: Fill the glass with ice. Pour METAXA 7 Stars, reduced apple juice, and vanilla syrup into it. Top with prosecco. Garnish with orange zest and blueberries.

 

Hornitos “Vanilla Honey Margarita”

Ingredients:

2 Parts Hornitos® Vanilla Honey

1 Part Fresh Lime Juice

½ Part Agave Syrup

Method: Pour over ice in a rocks glass, stir and enjoy.

 

Código “Pumpkin Pie Margarita”

Ingredients:

2 parts Código 1530 Reposado Tequila

1 part Pumpkin Purée

1 part Maple Syrup

0.5 parts Lemon Juice

Method: Shake and strain over ice. Garnish with a Cinnamon stick and a dried Orange. Wet rim in maple syrup and dip in cinnamon sugar.

 

Código “Pumpkin Spice Margarita”

Ingredients:

1.5 parts Código 1530 Reposado Tequila

1 Spoonful Pumpkin Purée

0.5 parts Cinnamon Syrup

1 part Lemon Juice

Apple slices (garnish)

Maple syrup, pie crust mix (rim)

Method: Dip the rim of the glass in maple syrup and then pie crust mix. Shake Código, Pumpkin Purée, Cinnamon Syrup, and Lemon Juice and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with Apple Slices.

 

Juliette Peach “Coffeecake” Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Vodka

0.75 oz Juliette Liqueur

0.25 oz Coffee Liqueur

1.75 oz Fresh Espresso

0.25 oz Vanilla Syrup

Method: Add all ingredients to a shaker tin, shake vigorously, and double strain into a coupe glass. Finish with a garnish of salt or cinnamon sugar to bring out the coffee-cake essence.

Source: Casamigos / Casamigos Reposado

Casamigos Reposado “CASA PUMPKIN SPICE”

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila

.5 oz. Almond Liqueur

1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

.75 oz. Honey Syrup*

2 Heaping Bar Spoons Organic Canned Pumpkin

1 Pinch Cinnamon

1 Pinch Nutmeg

Optional: 2 Dashes Orange Bitters

Garnish Dehydrated Half-Moon Orange Slice, 2 Charred Sage Leaves and Nutmeg

Method: Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker. Add ice, shake vigorously and strain into a Collins glass. Add fresh pebble/crushed ice, creating a dome-like top and garnish.

*To create Honey Syrup – Combine 2 parts honey to 1 part water in a small saucepan and bring to a medium heat. Stir until fully dissolved, then let cool. Once cool, pour syrup into a glass container with lid and keep at room temperature. Honey can keep for months due to its natural antibacterial properties.

Source: Astral / Astral

Astral Tequila “Sweater Weather Margarita”

Ingredients:

1.25 oz Astral Tequila Reposado

0.25 oz Cinnamon-Infused Orange Liqueur (Soak cinnamon sticks in orange liqueur for 4-6 hours)

0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice

0.25 oz Passion Fruit Syrup

Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and enjoy.

Source: Teremana / Teremana & Cocktail Courier

 

Teremana “The Red Margarita”

(Kit delivery available via Cocktail Courier)

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz Teremana Reposado

1 oz Pomegranate Juice

¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice

½ oz Cinnamon Syrup

Pinch of Salt

Cinnamon Stick Garnish

Method: Combine, stir, then pour over ice into a Margarita glass.

Source: Aviation Gin / Aviation Gin

 

Aviation Gin “Sweet as Pie”

Ingredients:

1 oz Aviation American Gin

.75 oz Apple Cider

.5 oz Frangelico

.25 oz Baked Apple Syrup

Method: In a mixing glass, add ice and all ingredients. Stir ingredients to combine for 20 seconds. Add ice to a tall glass strain into glass and garnish with lemon twist.

Source: Manny Carabel / Getty

 

Elysian Brewing’s “Pumpkin Beer Variety Pack”

Ingredients:

1 Elysian Brewing “Pumpkin Beer Variety Pack”

1 Chilled Beer Mug

Method: Chill, pour into beef glass, and then enjoy!

Source: HOP WTR

 

SPICED LIME MOCKTAIL RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 oz Pathfinder

1 oz Seedlip Spice 94

.75 Spiced Honey

1 oz Coco Lopez

1 oz Lime Juice

Method: Shake and Double Strain into an iced Collins glass, top with Lime HOP WTR, and garnish with allspice mix and cinnamon stick.