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21 Thanksgiving Cocktails So Good, They Rival Pumpkin Pie

Martinis, gimlets and ciders that'll fit in just fine with the rest of your Thanksgiving fare.
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Taste Senior Editor, HuffPost

Your family is creating drama, the turkey’s in the oven, the cranberry sauce has set and there are half a dozen pies cooling on the porch. How do you keep everyone happy and deal with the stress?

Drinks, that’s how. This year, water’s not going to cut it. It’ll take a something a little stronger to get through the political talk at the dinner table.

These 21 cocktails below are prime for Thanksgiving (and will work all season long) because they’re filled to the brim with fall flavors. They’ll warm you right up, add a decorative cheer to the table and make Uncle Bob (or any half-welcomed guests, for that matter) a bit more tolerable.

1
Apple Butter Old Fashioned
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Apple Butter Old Fashioned recipe from Half Baked Harvest
2
Pomegranate Orange Punch
How Sweet It Is
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3
Pumpkin Patch Punch
HuffPost
Get the Pumpkin Patch Punch recipe from Half Baked Harvest
4
Smoky Harvest Apple Cider Margaritas
Half Baked Harvest
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5
Bourbon Spiked Hot Apple Cider
Vindulge Blog
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6
Pomegranate Ginger Paloma
Half Baked Harvest
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7
Cranberry Chai Sangria
How Sweet It Is
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8
Apple Cider Whiskey Sour
Boulder Locavore
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9
Pomegranate Moscow Mule
The Cookie Rookie
Get the Pomegranate Moscow Mule recipe from The Cookie Rookie
10
Cranberry Orange Margarita
Half Baked Harvest
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11
Pear Sangria
Lemon Tree Dwelling
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12
Cranberry Thyme Spritz
HuffPost
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13
Spiced Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned
HuffPost
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14
Honey Vanilla Pear Margaritas
How Sweet It Is
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15
Apple Cider Moscow Mule
Boulder Locavore
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16
Juicy Pear Martini
Straight To The Hips Baby
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17
Holiday Mule
Home Sweet Jones
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18
Cranberry Gimlet
Food Fanatic
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19
Fig Bourbon Cider Smash
HuffPost
Get the Fig Bourbon Cider Smash recipe from Half Baked Harvest
20
Candied Kumquat Sparkling Wine Cocktail
The True Spoon
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21
The Boozy Maple Orchard (Bourbon)
The Fitchen
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