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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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