Cranberry Sauced
Family time calls for a stiff drink
Posted by: John Chandler on Nov 23, 2009 at 11:00AM
7 Comments
As promised, I’ve turned my attention to Thanksgiving cocktails. Any time my family is shoved together under one roof, it calls for drastic measures, alcohol-wise. Since slamming a forty of malt liquor in polite company is frowned upon, you might try this tasty (and potent) little number.
Cranberry Crusher
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Amaretto
1/2 oz Gin
2 oz Cranberry Juice
2 oz Orange Juice
Grenadine optional (just a splash)
Directions
Fill a pint glass half full with ice and add the vodka, followed by cranberry and orange juice. Gin and amaretto next. Add grenadine to make more aesthetically pleasing (or not). Stir and garnish with a lemon wedge.
It’s got to be at least a pint glass for me. I need the liquid fortitude to steel myself against Aunt Frieda’s annual discussion of her post-operative complications, and Uncle Gary’s latest anti-government tirade. (“It’s not a militia for Pete’s sake. It’s just a club—with plenty of ammunition.”)
OK, drinking buddies, it’s your turn. What do you recommend for getting through the torments of Turkey Day?
Tags: Recipes Cocktails Holiday Events
Vodka and gravy.
Yes. The torments cure:
Beefeater martinis with blue cheese olives in any multiple of 3.
You don’t have to eat the olives but they will fill you up in time.
And olive tossing is more fun than whatever game is on TV.
In case your hot cousin is there this delightful cocktail makes a good spritz too.
Enjoy
Goodale Punch- Named for a nice man who gave my sister and I a ride to the grocery store on Thanksgiving eve when our car broke down.
In a punchbowl: a fifth of whiskey. a quarter cup of Amaretto. some orange juice. lots of lemon and orange slices. ice. maybe some cherries. maybe another fifth of whiskey.
everyone can refill their punch cup. no one can tell how much you’ve actually put away. Until you start yelling at your significant other “You ruined thanksgiving!”
Is that photo the real thing? Looks delicious but i see dead people in the ice cubes. Who’s the photographer?
Here’s a couple thanks to my pal Google and the folks at Absolut.
1. Pumpkin Martini: 3 parts Absolut 100, ½ part Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice Liqueur, and splash of simple syrup.
Combine all ingredients over ice and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
2. Autumn Pear-a-dise: 1 part Absolut Vodka, 1/2 part Absolut Pears Vodka, 3/4 part honey syrup, 1/2 part fresh lemon juice, and 1 whole plum, sliced.
Muddle the sliced plum with the honey in a shaker, reserving one slice. Add the rest of the ingredients, shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the reserved plum slice.
I am unsure what you mean by “polite company”. When my family gets together for the holidays 40’s are the drink of choice. However, for a festive change of pace it is our custom to serve the beverages in holiday-themed mugs with a sprinkle of nutmeg and cinnamon.
Why wait for the holidays. A shot of Wild Turkey anytime family is together is simple, smart, and necessary. I’m just saying….