It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without some Wild Turkey Bourbon, now would it?

Now that we have the new Wild Turkey Spiced to play with in cocktails, this years offerings include some new flavors you can add to your Turkey.

Smashed Pumpkin

1 oz Wild Turkey Spiced
1/4 oz almond liqueur
1/4 oz cinnamon schnapps
2 oz pumpkin pie filling
1/2 oz heavy cream
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Fresh nutmeg grated on top

More Than a Barrel Full O’ Turkeys

1 dash Lucid Absinthe
1 oz Wild Turkey Spiced
1 oz Wild Turkey 101
.50 oz orange juice
.50 oz pineapple
.50 oz lemon
1 bar spoon cardamom-infused grenadine

Shake and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange spiral.

Cardamom-infused grenadine
1 cup Pomm Juice
2 cups sugar
20 cardamom pods.

Bring to slow boil, dissolve all sugar. Cover and let sit off heat for 20 minutes, strain, cool and store.

Kentucky Thanksgiving

1.5 oz. Wild Turkey Thanksgiving Infusion
1 oz. lemon juice
.25 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
.25 oz. Campari
.5 oz. Demerara syrup

Shake ingredients and strain into a coup or martini glass. Stir and garnish with a wide lemon disc twist.

The Infusion: 

In a wide-mouthed glass infusion jar place 1 liter of Wild Turkey 101 and 2 barspoons of cardamom seeds. Close and leave in a dark cool place for 1 day. Strain out cardamom and add 1.5 cups dried unsweetened cranberries and 3 sticks of cinnamon. Close and leave for another two days, agitating once per day. Strain solids and store in the original Wild Turkey bottle with proper labeling.

Cocktails above created by Justin August Fairweather of Evelyn Drinkery NYC

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• Thanksgiving Drinks with Wild Turkey Bourbon
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