PERFECT CIRCLE

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The simple combination of sharp Campari and salty fino sherry makes for a spritz that quenches your thirst and works wonderfully with potato chips, olives, or aged cheeses.

Provided by Maggie Hoffman

Categories     Cocktail     Drink     Drinks     Thanksgiving     Entertaining     Campari     Champagne     Sparkling Wine     Cocktail Party     New Year's Eve     Christmas Eve     Sherry

Yield Makes about 12 servings in a 2 1/2-or 3-quart pitcher

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 cups chilled fino or manzanilla sherry
1 1/2 cups Campari
To serve:
1 (750 ml) bottle chilled dry sparkling wine
18 orange wheels

Steps:

  • Up to 24 hours before serving, make the batch. Pour sherry and Campari into a 2 1/2- or 3-quart pitcher and stir to mix. Seal well, covering with plastic wrap if needed, and refrigerate if not serving immediately.
  • To serve, stir 1 cup ice and 6 orange wheels into pitcher mix, then carefully add chilled sparkling wine and stir again gently to mix. Pour into ice-filled wine glasses or rocks glasses and garnish each glass with an orange wheel.

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