Thanksgiving Drink Recipes from Syfo Beverages
November 23, 2014

Thanksgiving is the holiday that gathers family and friends for a day of feasting and giving thanks.  Much planning goes in to the preparation of Thanksgiving dinner, but what about the beverage menu? Below are delicious recipes to add to your menu this season.

Cranberry Thanksgiving Punch

fresh-cranberry-ginger-orange-punch-thanksgiving-drinksIngredients:

  • 2 bottles of chilled cranberry juice
  • 2 containers of lemonade or orange juice concentrate
  • 1 bottle of Syfo Seltzer or Syfo Tangerine-Orange Sparkling Water

 

 

 

Preparation:

Mix all of the ingredients right before serving.  For an extra flavor boost, you can try a cranberry juice blend such as cranberry apple, cranberry blueberry or cranberry grape.

Acknowledgement: Based on a recipe idea from punchbowl.com.

 

Orange, Rosewater, and Mint Sparkler

orange-rosewater-mint-sparkler-table-thumb-625smIngredients:

  • 1/4 cup mint leaves (about 25 leaves), loosely packed and removed from their stems
  • 6 ounces (3/4 cup) fresh orange juice (from 2 medium oranges)
  • 2 drops rosewater
  • 6 ounces (3/4 cup) Syfo Original Seltzer

 

 

Preparation:

Muddle the mint leaves gently in a mixing glass. Add orange juice, rosewater, and seltzer, stir gently to combine. Pour the sparkling orange juice mixture into two ice-filled Old Fashioned glasses and serve immediately.

Acknowledgement: Photo and recipe from seriouseats.com

 

Thanksgiving Brunch Tonic

tonic copysm Ingredients

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 cup of water
  • 4 fresh rosemary sprigs
  • 4 cups of chilled cranberry juice cocktail
  • 2 cups of fresh orange juice (use about 6 oranges)
  • 3 cups of chilled Syfo Original Seltzer

 

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add rosemary; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour sugar syrup into a bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight.

Uncover sugar syrup; remove and discard rosemary sprigs. Combine the sugar syrup, juices, and soda in a large pitcher. Serve immediately over ice.

Acknowledgement: Photo and recipe from myrecipes.com

 

Fizzy Pear Ginger Punch

nonalcoholicholidaypunches-fizzygingerpearpunch-thumbsmIngredients

For Ginger Syrup:

  • 1 3-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thirds
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar

 

 

For Punch:

  • 8 cups chilled pear juice, such as Looza
  • 1 cup ginger syrup
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

Preparation:

For the ginger syrup, place ginger, water, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes until reduced to a syrup. Let cool.

For the punch, in a large punch bowl, combine pear juice, ginger syrup, lemon juice, and ground ginger. Whisk until combined. Add Syfo Original Seltzer and stir gently to combine. Add ice block to punch bowl.

If desired, place three pieces of candied ginger on a tooth pick and place in each cocktail glass as garnish.Fill glass with the amount of desired ice. Combine all ingredients and stir gently. Garnish with olives

Acknowledgement: Photo and recipe from seriouseats.com

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