Hibiscus-Vodka Cocktail with Mint and Jalapeño
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This gorgeous cocktail combines homemade hibiscus syrup with lime, vodka (or gin), and a few slices of jalapeño and mint.
Author: Emily Clifton - Nerds with Knives
Recipe type: Cocktail
Serves: 3 cups syrup
Ingredients
Hibiscus Syrup
- 3 cups water
- ¾ cup dried hibiscus flowers
- ½ cup sugar (you could also use agave or honey)
For 2 Cocktails
- ½ cup hibiscus syrup
- 1.5 ounces lime juice (about 1 large lime)
- 4 ounces vodka (or gin)
- 1 tablespoon superfine sugar (optional, if you like a sweeter drink)
For garnish
- 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced into rounds
- A few mint sprigs
- 1 lime, thinly sliced into wheels
Instructions
- Make the hibiscus syrup: In a saucepan, add ½ cup sugar to 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Add dried hibiscus and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a jar or glass container and chill until cold (about 30 minutes). Can be made up to 2 weeks ahead.
- Make two cocktails: Add ice, chilled hibiscus syrup, lime juice, sugar (if using) and vodka to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously to combine.
- Add ice to two highball glasses and divide into each glass. Twist a few leaves of mint and add to each glass along with 2 or 3 slices of jalapeño, and a lime wheel.