10 Thanksgiving Punch Recipes (2024)

Here’s a round up of 10 awesome Thanksgiving punch recipes! When it comes to serving a crowd and having fun, you can’t go wrong with lovely big bowl of spiked punch. Make thanksgiving drinks easy this holiday!

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With all of the prepping, cooking and baking that goes into hosting a beautiful Thanksgiving, the last thing you want to do is mix individual co*cktails!

Thanksgiving is the perfect day to make a big bowl of spiked punch, along with some good wine, to satisfy guests before the feast begins! People can help themselves and that leaves more time for the hosts to enjoy their day!

We rounded up 10 delicious Thanksgiving punch recipes that would be perfect to serve on the day! We also love to dress up our punch with an easy ice ring!You can find our DIY party punch ice rings here!

Punch! The Perfect Thanksgiving Drink

Punch is not only an easy way to make and serve a batch co*cktail, but it’s also brings a lovely communal sense to thanksgiving proceedings.

If you are having a lot of people over, they don’t have to wait long to be served their first drink, it’s a great way to instantly greet your guests!

Punch can also evolve over the course of the evening, starting out stronger, then when the guests have had a few glasses, it will dilute from the ice somewhat. It’s a great way to have fun and keep alcohol levels on an even keel!

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Apple cider bourbon punch by Heather Crisco

The bourbon is not overwhelming and that subtle hint of cinnamon and lemon is just the perfect compliment. I also served my drinks with cinnamon sticks because it was festive- and pretty and I like stuff like that. Please try these soon- it is like the perfect fall drink, and would be very fun for a party! It makes a great thanksgiving punch!

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Sparkling Citrus Lillet & Procesco Punch by the Bojon Gourmet

Fresh citrus juice, Lillet Rosé and prosecco make a prettypunch for winter months with notes of floral, sweet, and bitter to please all palates.

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A Pear Champagne co*cktail by The Sweetest Occasion

It’s made with pear juice, prosecco and vanilla vodka so it tastes a bit like fall, if fall were melted into a glass and served over ice. The pear flavor? Completely irresistible in my book. Yum!

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Sparkling Pomegranate Punch by Half Baked Harvest

Sparkling pomegranate juice flavored with a little citrus, a little cider and then topped off with champagne. It couldn’t be simpler! If you wanted to also make this drink for kids, just swap the champagne for sparkling water or club soda.

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Turmeric Gingerade by Feasting at Home

Turmeric Gingerade! Think sugar-free lemonade meets fresh turmeric and ginger. A marriage made in heaven!

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Pear Ginger Fizz using Kombucha by Tending the Table

This co*cktail has delicious notes of pear and is delightfully fizzy!

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Spiked Apple Cider Punch by Sugar and Charm

This easy spiked apple cider punch recipe is the perfect alcoholic co*cktail for when you are entertaining a crowd. Spiked with white wine and bourbon, this party punch is for adults only! Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving!

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Naturally Sweetened Roasted Persimmon Punch by With Food and Love

These Persimmon Punch martinis, are sweet but not too sweet, and perfect with any spirit or sparkling wine of your choice.

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Algonquin Bar Punch Recipe by Sugar and Charm

It’s not weak, as there are three types of liquor in it, but the taste is perfect and not overbearing at all. The lemon peel and raspberries make it fruity and refreshing.

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Kentucky Cardinal Punch Imbibe Magazine

This is a perfect thanksgiving punch from bartender Kyle Higgins gets a strong fruity backbone from Southern Belle shiraz, a robust Australian wine aged in used Pappy Van Winkle whiskey barrels.

Using A Ladle For Your Thanksgiving Punch

An attractive and ergonomic ladle is just as important as your punch bowl! Some of ingredients in your thanksgiving punch will settle after a while, so it’s good practice to gentle stir the punch with the ladle from time to time.

Also, take the punch from the bottom of the bowl once in a while and pour it back over the ice ring/block.

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What is the most popular Thanksgiving drink? ›

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What drink goes well with Thanksgiving dinner? ›

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How do you serve punch at a party? ›

When serving punch in a large bowl or pitcher, go for larger blocks or rings of ice. This is especially important if your punch will be sitting out for an extended period of time. The block will melt slowly, keeping the punch chilled without diluting it too quickly.

What is the national turkey drink? ›

Rakı or raki (/rɑːˈkiː/, Turkish pronunciation: [ɾaˈkɯ]) is an alcoholic beverage made of twice-distilled grape pomace and flavored with aniseed. It is the national drink of Turkey. It is popular in many Mediterranean countries and is often served as an apéritif or with seafood or meze.

What drink is turkey known for? ›

Raki is Turkey's national drink. Made with twice-distilled grapes and flavored with aniseed, the taste can be compared to Greek ouzo or sambuca. The traditional way of drinking it is in a special glass filled just under halfway with raki, and the rest with water and ice.

How to make a Thanksgiving co*cktail? ›

Champagne Punch

Mix up a big batch of cranberry juice, pink lemonade, and limeade concentrates, add some white wine, club soda, and Champagne, and garnish festively with lemon slices, fresh mint leaves, and for some serious Thanksgiving flair, whole cranberries.

What drink goes well with turkey? ›

No matter which seasonings you use, the combination of dry gin and vermouth, sweet apricot brandy, and lemon juice pair perfectly with a savory turkey. It makes both an excellent apéritif and a refreshing sipper during the meal. Gin really is one of your better food pairing options.

What do pilgrims drink? ›

The Pilgrims believed (and rightly so) that water was often contaminated and made people sick; the distillation process killed most parasites and bacteria. Wine may also have been drunk, as was aqua-vitae--a more potent alcohol. The occasional juice from a lemon was also taken to prevent scurvy.

What is the drinking night before Thanksgiving called? ›

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving has long been known as "Blackout Wednesday," according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and depending on your local bar's drink specials, it might be called "Drinksgiving," "Black Wednesday," "Thanksgiving Eve," "Wacky Wednesday," "Whiskey Wednesday," or " ...

What is the biggest drinking night before Thanksgiving? ›

Local bartenders say the day before Thanksgiving, known as Drinksgiving or Blackout Wednesday, is the busiest drinking day in America beating out traditional drinking days such as New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo. There's no official name for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

What do you drink with turkey for Thanksgiving? ›

Zinfandel. There's a reason why Zinfandel has long been a Thanksgiving Day staple—it's one of the best wines with turkey. Jammy, juicy, and fruit forward, these bottles pair gorgeously with both light and dark meats, as well as an array of sides.

How much punch do I need for 30 guests? ›

A serving of punch is 150–200 ml per person. Depending on the duration of the event and what other drinks are being served, it's good to prepare 2–3 servings per guest.

How much punch do I need for 50 guests? ›

The general rule is to provide one gallon of punch for every 10 guests. A conservative estimate assumes each guest will drink about three four-ounce servings.

What is a punch drink? ›

Punch, referring to a beverage, indicates either a spiced concoction of hard liquor, wine, or beer and fruit juices (sometimes tea), or a refreshing, nonalcoholic mixture of fruit juices often with carbonated soda added; both are made in "party" size quantities.

What drink did the Pilgrims actually drink at the first Thanksgiving? ›

In place of beer, historian Kathy Rudder shared with The Washington Post that the pilgrims simply drank water. Not only did they not have access to barley or hops, but they also wouldn't have had enough time to brew it all before that first Thanksgiving.

What is the most popular drink during the holidays? ›

1. Christmas punch. That's right; a classic Christmas punch is the most popular holiday drink in America. While there are many ways to make it, the classic Christmas punch recipe includes juice, cider, rum, sparkling wine and fresh fruit.

What drinks did the Pilgrims drink? ›

“The Pilgrims drank water,” she says. “They drank it at the first Thanksgiving, they drank it every day.” The Pilgrims had reasons other than the lack of beer, she notes, for cutting their voyage short.

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