When most people think about Thanksgiving, the first things they think of are turkey, stuffing, and family. Of course, the first thing I think of is alcohol. This Thanksgiving, take a step away from that boring canned cranberry sauce and try making these cranberry cocktails instead.
#SpoonTip: If you really like the taste of cranberries, feel free to substitute cranberry-flavored spirits in these recipes.
Spiced Cranberry Rum Punch
- Prep Time:1 minute
- Cook Time:0 minutes
- Total Time:1 minute
- Servings:1
- Easy
- 2 oz spiced rum
- 3/4 oz simple syrup
- 3 oz cranberry juice
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 2 oz ginger ale
- 1-2 lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
Ingredients
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Step 1
Pour all of the liquids into a glass with ice, and garnish with lemon slices.
Cranberry Gin & Tonic
- Prep Time:1 minute
- Cook Time:0 minutes
- Total Time:1 minute
- Servings:1
- Easy
- 11/2 oz gin
- 1/4 oz lime juice
- 2 oz cranberry juice
- 2 oz tonic water
- 1 lime wedge, for garnish (optional)
Ingredients
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Step 1
Pour all ingredients over ice in a tall glass, and garnish with a lime wedge.
Cranberry Margarita
- Prep Time:1 minute
- Cook Time:0 minutes
- Total Time:1 minute
- Servings:1
- Easy
- 1 1/2 oz silver tequila
- 3/4 oz triple sec
- 2 oz cranberry juice
- 2 oz sour mix
- Margarita salt, for garnish
Ingredients
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Step 1
Rub the rim of the glass with lime juice and garnish with margarita salt.
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Step 2
Fill the glass with ice and combine all ingredients in the glass.
Coconut Cranberry Cocktail
- Prep Time:1 minute
- Cook Time:0 minutes
- Total Time:1 minute
- Servings:1
- Easy
- 1 1/2 oz coconut rum
- 1/4 oz lime juice
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 2 oz white cranberry juice
- 1 orange slice, for garnish (optional)
- Sprig of mint, for garnish (optional)
Ingredients
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Step 1
Combine all ingredients in a glass with ice, and garnish with whatever you want.
#SpoonTip: I happened to have oranges and mint in my fridge at the time, so there you go.