Thanksgiving cocktails

Hosting family and friends for Thanksgiving?  Ralph Witte from Ridgeview Liquor has some cocktail and wine ideas.

 

Pumpkin Pie Martini
Ideal for autumn, but always delicious

Ingredients:

1 ounce of Vanilla Vodka

1 ounce of White Crème de Cacao

2 Tbsp heavy cream or half and half

2  Tsp of Pumpkin puree (canned is good)

Dash of ground nutmeg

Crushed graham crackers or ginger snaps

Directions:

Rim the martini glass with orange slice and dip in the graham crackers.  Place ice in a shaker, add all ingredients (not nutmeg and Graham crackers) and shake until cold, strain into the glass, sprinkle with nutmeg to garnish.  Enjoy

 

The Butterball

Ingredients:

Kahlua

Butterscotch schnapps

Irish cream

Directions:

Add the ingredients in order in equal parts. It will layer nicely. Enjoy

 

Deer camp Old fashioned or Maple Cranberry Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

8-10 Cranberries

Small Orange slice

1 tsp Meyers old fashioned mix

1 Ounces of maple whiskey

Soda water 

Directions:

 

Muddle cranberries, sugar and Meyers mix. Add ice and pour the whiskey over and top with soda.  Garnish with orange slice, cranberry.  Enjoy