Hibiscus Margarita is a beautiful, ruby-red drink with a flowery, cranberry-like flavor. A wonderfully refreshing drink for any Mexican dish.
The ingredients
Gather your ingredients. The quantities shown below are for 1 Hibiscus Margarita but you can multiply the ingredients for as many cocktails as you want!
- ½ cup ice cubes
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 2 ounce hibiscus syrup (see below)
- 2 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce triple sec
- Garnish with hibiscus flower or lime cut in wheels optional
Recommended tequila
My recommended tequila to mix drinks is Corralejo and
Making the Simple Syrup
We’ll start making our cocktail by preparing the hibiscus simple syrup first. I like to use simple syrup in a cocktail as it’s easier to mix and sweeten without the sugar collecting at the bottom of the glass. This will guarantee your drink will be perfectly sweet each and every time!
Making your own simple syrup is very easy and you can flavor it anyway you want!
Like in this case, we’re using hibiscus tea to give it an extra layer of flavor. These flavor accents are actually the key in some mixed drinks and cocktails like this Chamomile Tequila Sour.
Method:
- In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Add 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers or 4 hibiscus tea bags to the hot water and let steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain the flowers or remove the tea bags, and let the syrup cool. It will keep for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.
MAKE THE COCKTAIL
You can make this margarita for a party of 1 or a big party! You can easily make in advanced by preparing in a pitcher and multiplying the ingredients. Keep it in the fridge and serve over ice when the time calls.
- Add the 1 cup ice to a cocktail shaker and then add the 4 oz tequila, 2 oz hibiscus syrup, 1 oz lime juice and 1 oz triple sec.
- Cover and shake well for about 5 seconds.
- Pour the drink, including the ice, into a margarita or cocktail glass.
Fave Spring & Summer Cocktails
- Tequila Sunrise – Ready in 5 minutes
- Paloma Cocktail – So bright & colorful!
- Chamomile Tequila Sour – perfect for a get together with your Chicas!
- Cantaritos
- The Classic Margarita – It’s truly the best marg out there!
Hibiscus Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 hibiscus tea bags (or 1 cup dried hibiscus dried flowers (Jamaica))
- ½ cup ice cubes
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 2 ounce hibiscus syrup
- 2 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce triple sec
- Garnish with hibiscus flower or lime cut in wheels optional
Instructions
To Make the Hibiscus Syrup
- In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Add 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers or 4 hibiscus tea bags to the hot water and let steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain the flowers or remove the tea bags, and let the syrup cool. It will keep for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.
To Make the Cocktail
- Add the 1 cup ice to a cocktail shaker and then add the 4 oz tequila, 2 oz hibiscus syrup, 1 oz lime juice and 1 oz triple sec.
- Cover and shake well for about 5 seconds.
- Pour the drink, including the ice, into a margarita or cocktail glass.
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Nutrition
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Se antoja Ana!!!