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Lipstick Memory

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Two glasses of Lipstick Memory a cocktail made with cranberry juice sparkling wine and Campari.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou

This festive, refreshing cocktail balances bittersweet Campari with tart, unsweetened 100% cranberry juice. Don’t substitute a version that has apple juice or any other ingredients on the label; you want that full-on puckering flavor. (Note: 100% juice doesn’t always mean 100% cranberry juice.) This drink’s tartness and bitterness awakens the palate for whatever you’ve got cooking.

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

For the Cran-Rosemary Juice:

1 cup R.W. Knudsen Just Cranberry Juice (or other unsweetened 100% cranberry juice)
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 rosemary sprigs

For the cocktail:

2½ oz. dry sparkling wine
1½ oz. Campari
1 oz. Cran-Rosemary Juice
Garnish: Rosemary sprig, torched if desired

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    To make Cran-Rosemary Juice, combine unsweetened cranberry juice, 2 Tbsp. water, and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, then immediately remove from heat. Add 2 rosemary sprigs and let steep 4 minutes. Strain into a liquid measuring cup or 12-ounce resealable jar. Let cool to room temperature and use immediately, or seal and refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

    Step 2

    To make the cocktail, add sparkling wine to a Collins glass, being careful to let fizz settle to get an accurate measurement. Add Campari and Cran-Rosemary Juice, then fill with ice. If you’d like to torch the rosemary sprig, hold it next to the burner of a gas stove or near a match for a few seconds, just to warm a bit. Give the cocktail a very brief, gentle stir, then garnish with rosemary.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesCampariAmaroLiqueurProseccoSparkling WineWineCranberryBerryFruitNut FreeDairy FreeEasySimmerThanksgivingChristmasEpicurious

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