Kick off the holiday season with some classic recipes and a few new creations.
By Lauren Hubbard and Sam Dangremond
Hosting Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be difficult. One way to break the ice? Serve something shaken over ice. This year, while you finish putting those finishing touches on the gravy and cranberry sauce, offer your guests a selection of these Thanksgiving-themed alcoholic drinks and prepare for the most sociable dinner ever.
Pumpkin Pie Martini
Ingredients
1.5 oz vanilla vodka
1 oz spiced rum
1 oz Domaine de Canton
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
2 tbsp white sugar
1 tsp ground pumpkin pie spice
1 cup marshmallow cream or whipped cream, for garnish
Instructions
Add vodka, rum, Domaine de Canton & pumpkin puree into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well combined. Rim a martini glass with mixed sugar & pumpkin pie spice. Double strain the martini into the glass and top with marshmallow cream or whipped cream.
From Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs