Pairing Thanksgiving With Cocktails
Thanksgiving, if you believe the TV cartoon specials and elementary school reenactments, is all about acknowledging your limitations and asking for help.
In that spirit, I have to admit that I’m not sure what drinks to mix up this Thursday. While I’ve made peace with the fact that my family only wants wine with the meal, I think the day warrants its own special and festive cocktail.
So I did what any self-respecting pilgrim would do and swallowed my pride and called the person who knows more about drinks than just anybody else on the planet: Dale DeGroff. He’s the father of the rebirth of the cocktail (no joke, it’s because of him that you’re now easily able to order a delicious Old-Fashioned or a classic Daiquiri) and author of one of the best books on the subject, The Craft of the Cocktail.