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Turkey...stuffing...mashed potatoes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're all great, but in the ES book holidays are a time to get booze-y. But that doesn't mean you have to give up traditional Thanksgiving flavors. These five liquor-fueled concoctions put the yay in turkey day.

Pumpkin Martini
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We've been seeing this one pop up a lot lately, whether made with pumpkin spice or pumpkin syrup. At Devil's Alley in Philadelphia, they say screw the FDA and throw some caffeine in there too. Their espresso pumpkin martini is made from Van Gogh Expresso Vodka, Bailey's Irish Cream and pumpkin syrup. Leave pumpkin pie for the babies. (Photo by M. Edlow for GPTMC)
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Turkey...stuffing...mashed potatoes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're all great, but in the ES book holidays are a time to get booze-y. But that doesn't mean you have to give up traditional Thanksgiving flav...
Turkey...stuffing...mashed potatoes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're all great, but in the ES book holidays are a time to get booze-y. But that doesn't mean you have to give up traditional Thanksgiving flav...
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08:59 AM on 11/25/2010
Last year, I thought I would invent a pumpkin martini. I bought a bottle of Hiram Walker pumpkin liqueur and shook it up with some vodka. Oh, that was awful. But all was not lost. The liqueur is now my special ingredient in pumpkin pie. I substitute 1/4 cup of it for 1/4 cup of sugar.
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01:43 PM on 11/22/2010
Nothing says "bring on the family" like lots of good booze!
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02:12 AM on 11/21/2010
Wow, that was depressing.
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11:51 AM on 11/19/2010
Looks like a 5 course meal to me.
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10:23 AM on 11/19/2010
why does that cranberry cocktail look like a snazzed-up cosmopolitan?
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05:12 AM on 11/19/2010
Sorry folks, With the exception of the cranberry drinks, all of these cocktails sound perfectly horrid to me. Who wants to drink a yam?
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Midnightrain
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12:15 PM on 11/19/2010
Ha ha ha ha ha! Agreed!

Why in the world would anyone want to drink a pumpkin or some mashed potatoes?
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01:26 AM on 11/19/2010
Just drink the Jager and say hell with cooking.
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09:56 PM on 11/18/2010
That all looks too complicated. Just drink Wild Turkey, put on a CD by The Cranberries, and do The Mashed Potato.
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12:02 AM on 11/19/2010
lol
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Gelfling
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09:25 PM on 11/18/2010
For any occasion, try a French martini: vodka, Chambord, pineapple juice, Grand Marnier.
Guaranteed night of bliss ; )
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05:13 AM on 11/19/2010
Wow. Thanks, that sounds real good....gonna try it for sure. Cheers.
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08:16 PM on 11/18/2010
I think I'd rather put beer in my gravy.
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John Bryant
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04:11 AM on 11/19/2010
Guiness pot pie!
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07:13 PM on 11/18/2010
How about some Olde English stuffing?
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d0440er
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06:17 PM on 11/18/2010
That pumpkin martini sounds awesome!
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