Thanksgiving-Inspired Cocktails

Thanksgiving is usually all about the over-indulgent food, but we tend to forget that the perfect cocktail can make all the difference. For all of your entertaining needs, we are excited to share a variety of Thanksgiving-inspired cocktail recipes from Sparkling ICE and VOGA Italia Wines.

Related: Three Thanksgiving Wines to Bring

Check out these fun recipes that feature popular Thanksgiving flavors including spiced pumpkin, tart cranberry, and cinnamon apples.

SPICED APPLE HONEY CIDER

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. Sparkling ICE Crisp Apple
• 1 ½ oz. Whiskey or Brandy
• 1 teaspoon honey
• Cinnamon stick and allspice cloves for garnish

Directions: 

1. Coat the bottom of a glass coffee cup with honey. Add whiskey or brandy
2. Heat Sparkling ICE Crisp Apple in a small sauce pot
3. Pour hot Sparkling ICE Crisp Apple into glass and stir to combine ingredients
4. Garnish with cinnamon stick and allspice clove

ORANGE SPICED PUMPKIN MARTINI

Ingredients:

• 2 oz VOGA Prosecco
• 2 oz Pumpkin flavored vodka
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 1 dash orange zest
• 1 dash of cinnamon

Directions:

1. Pour vodka, triple sec and orange zest into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice
2. Shake well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
3. Top with VOGA Prosecco
4. Garnish with an orange twist, a dash of cinnamon and serve

POM-BLUEBERRY FROSTED SANGRIA

Ingredients (makes 10 servings):

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• 1 cup Sparkling ICE Pomegranate Blueberry
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 cup lime juice
• 1 bottle of dry red wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup frozen apples
• 1 cup frozen oranges

Directions

1. In a large glass pitcher stir together the Sparkling ICE Pomegranate Blueberry, orange juice and lime juice
2. Add wine and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves
3. Add frozen apples and oranges
4. Cover and chill for 3 to 24 hours before serving
5. Garnish with orange peel

CRANBERRY WINE DELIGHT

Ingredients:

• Frozen Cranberries
• 1½ oz. VOGA Dolce Rosso
• 1 oz. Cranberry Juice
• 1 oz. Vodka

Directions:

1. Crush cranberries into bottom of a glass
2. Shake VOGA Dolce Rosso, Cranberry Juice and Vodka with ice
3. Pour over crushed cranberries and add more cranberries for garnish

MORE THANKSGIVING INSPIRATION FROM MOMTRENDS

1. Thanksgiving turkey preparation safe thawing basics
2. Teaching kids gratitude
3. Fresh fruit cornucopias

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