Smoky Black Cherry BBQ Sauce

About 2 cups of sauce

I recently found Fire & Smoke "Smoked Cherry" barbeque sauce at the grocery store. So often the fruit flavor purported to be in a sauce is just too hard to detect, but in this case I could really taste the eponymous cherry. So I set out to make my own knock-off since the 20 oz. bottle cost me over $6.

• 1 1/2 c fire-roasted diced tomatoes (14 oz. can)
• 1 c Knudson black cherry juice
• 1/4 c molasses
• 1/4 c light brown sugar
• 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (finely ground)
• 1/8 tsp chipotle powder
• 1/8 tsp glove (ground)
• 1/2 a large shallot (finely diced)
• 1/2 tsp lime juice

Additionally:

• 1 tbsp champagne vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp liquid smoke (I used hickory)
• 1/8 c Knudson black cherry juice