Thanksgiving is the only major holiday that doesn’t revolve around alcohol. St. Paddy’s Day and Cinco de Mayo are obvious, so we’ll disregard them immediately. But Christmas has eggnog by the gallon, New Year’s Eve has enough champagne to satisfy a rap group for about an hour, July 4th has red, white and blue-colored cocktails and Valentine’s Day has plenty of red wine to keep your heart affectionately beating forever.

What’s Thanksgiving got? Turkey, stuffing and sweet potato pie. Now, we’re not complaining about any of those things… but wouldn’t it be nice to have a festive cocktail to wash down your feast? Yeah, we thought you’d agree.

Pumpkin Pie

• 1 oz. Malibu rum
• 1 oz. Kahlua
• 6 oz. milk
• 1/3 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 to 1 tsp. pumpkin pie filling (depending on desired taste)
Blend all ingredients together in a blender with a few cubes of ice. Serve in a glass rimmed with very finely crushed graham cracker crumbs. Sprinkle more cinnamon on top for garnish.

Ginger Snap

• 3/4 oz. Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
• 1/2 oz. ginger brandy
• 4 oz. eggnog
Combine rum, brandy and eggnog in a blender. Blend to desired consistency. Garnish with a ginger snap for dunking.

Gobble-tini

• 1 1/2 oz. Smirnoff Cranberry Vodka
• 1/4 oz. raspberry liqueur
• Splash of cranberry juice
Add vodka, raspberry liqueur, and cranberry juice to an ice-filled shaker and shake to mix. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve garnished with 3 whole cranberries on a stick.

Turkey Shooter

• 3/4 oz. Wild Turkey
• 1/4 oz. White Crème de Menthe
Pour shot of Wild Turkey into brandy snifter or liqueur glass. Layer Crème de Menthe on top by slowly tilting the glassware forward while pouring in Crème de Menthe.

Butterball

• 1 part amaretto
• 1 part butterscotch schnapps
• Whipped cream
Pour amaretto into a shot glass and layer the schnapps on top. Top with a dash of whipped cream. Throw it back as a single shot.