Cranberry Campari Spritz (Easy Christmas Cocktail)
This festive bubbly cocktail is the perfect aperitivo for holiday gatherings. It's bittersweet, refreshing, and just three ingredients. It pairs beautifully with savory hors d'oeuvres, cheese plates, and baked brie.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Campari
- ½ oz cranberry simple syrup see notes
- 4 oz prosecco or other dry sparkling wine
- 1 oz club soda or other sparkling water
Instructions
- Fill a wine glass with ice.
- Add the Campari and cranberry syrup and stir to chill.
- Pour about 4 ounces of prosecco into the glass, then top with an ounce of club soda.
- Stir gently amd garnish with fresh cranberries, an orange slice, and rosemary, if desired.
Notes
Cranberry Simple Syrup
Ingredients:- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- In a small sauce pan, combine the sugar, water, and cranberries and and simmer just until the fruit begins to breakdown, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool.
- Strain through a mesh strainer. Do not press on solids. Leftover syrup can be kept in a clean glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Cranberry syrup can thicken a lot once it cools, so I prefer a mason jar for storage rather than a bottle.
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