By Pankaj Arora

November 24, 2022 (IANSlife) It's Thanksgiving, and there is nothing better than a perfectly paired cocktail to tie your meal together seamlessly. Sure, you could absolutely break open your favorite bottle of wine, but we think these festive, seasonal cocktails make a special occasion like Thanksgiving dinner all the more special.

Apple Cider with JD Fire

Ingredients:

• ½ lemon
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 ice cubes
• 45 ml Jack Daniel's Fire
• 235 ml apple cider

Instructions:

• Rim the glasses
• Juice half a lemon. Carefully pour the juice onto a plate or in a small container. Add the sugar to another plate or container.
• Gently dip the rim of a clean glass in lemon juice, then in brown sugar. Make circular motions to coat the rim evenly.
• Add the ice cubes to a glass. Pour the Jack Daniel's Fire into the glass or cocktail bowl. Fill it with apple cider. Give it a stir with a spoon or a cinnamon stick.

GARNISH: 1 cinnamon stick, 1 apple cut in slices

Tennessee Toddy

Ingredients:

• 60 ml Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7
• 15 ml honey 
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 120 ml hot water

Instructions:

• Pour Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 into a heavy mug. 
• Add honey and lemon juice. 
• Pour in 1/2 cup hot water and stir.
• Garnish with whole spices like cloves, cinnamon sticks, and star anise. 

Tennessee Coffee

Ingredients:

• 60 ml Jack Daniel's Old No. 7
• 1 Mug Coffee
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• Coffee Creamer
• Whipped Cream (Garnish)
• Coffee (Garnish)

Instructions:

• Pour Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 into a mug of coffee. 
• Add cream and a spoonful of brown sugar. 
• Top with whipped cream and coffee. 
• Stir and enjoy

GARNISH: Whip Cream and Coffee

(Pankaj Arora, Brand Advocacy Manager - India Area, Brown-Forman)

 

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