Recipes - October 7, 2022

Best Cocktails for a Wonderful Thanksgiving

As the seasons change, we get a little more down time and can gather friends and family around our dinner tables to celebrate Thanksgiving.

This year, Canadian Thanksgiving takes place on October 10th and we’ve sourced some pretty special recipes to make yours extra special this year. You can get all stocked up for your festive season and save up to 40% on LCBO prices when you book a ride on the Booze Bus. Learn more at Boozebus.ca.

Cranberry Orange Whiskey Sour

From Delish


  • 1/2 cup cranberry juice
  • 4 oz. whiskey
  • 1/4 cup simple syrup
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 4 oz. ginger beer

Place ice in your cocktail shaker and add cranberry juice, whiskey, simple syrup, orange, and lime juice. Shake until cold. Fill two glasses with ice and strain mixture into glasses. Top off with ginger beer to serve.

Big Apple Manhattan

  • 2 oz. rye whiskey
  • 1 oz. apple brandy
  • 2 dashes angostura bitters
  • Apple slice, for garnish

Place ice in your cocktail shaker and add whiskey, brandy, and bitters. Shake gently. 

Strain into a glass and garnish with an apple slice.

Brown Sugar Old Fashioned

  • 1 tsp. packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. water
  • 2 dashes angostura bitters
  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • Orange peel, for garnish
  • Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Place the sugar, water, and bitters in a tall glass. Stir until all the sugar dissolves. Add bourbon and ice and stir to combine. Garnish with an orange peel and cinnamon stick.