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Cynar-Berry Spritz

Cynar and cranberry cocktail in a rocks glass.
Photo by Eric Medsker

Skip the cranberry cocktail juice and go for the full-strength option for this flavorful take on thespritz. Cynar’s herbal, honey-like sweetness is all you need to offset cranberry’s natural tannic tartness. If you need to sweeten it up, add a littlesimple syrupto taste or use cranberry juice cocktail and only 2 oz. of prosecco.

Ingredients

Makes 1

3 oz. unsweetened 100% cranberry juice, chilled
1 oz. Cynar
4 oz. prosecco, chilled
Lemon peel, for garnish
  1. Fill a wine glass three quarters full with ice. Pour the cranberry juice, Cynar, and prosecco over the ice. Gently stir to combine. Twist the lemon peel over the drink and drop it in.

Cook’s note:

For a zero-proof drink, fill a wine glass three quarters full with ice. Pour 3 oz. Lurisia chinotto, 1½ oz. unsweetened cranberry juice, a squeeze of lime, and 1–2 oz. tonic water over the ice. Gently stir to combine. Taste and add a splash of simple syrup, if desired, and garnish as directed.

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Excerpted fromJust a Spritzby Danielle Centoni (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2022. Photographs by Eric Medsker. Buy the full book fromArtisan BooksorAmazon.
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  • This is very good and refreshing, but might be too tart for some. I love tart drinks, and it's right on the edge for me. Perhaps it's the cranberry juice I'm using... I will say this is my first foray into Cynar, and it's quite good and I am looking forward to using it in more recipes.

    • Dominic

    • Orlando, FL

    • 5/27/2022

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