Hibiscus Cocktail (Hibiscus Margarita)

Close up of a hibiscus margarita cocktail in a salt rimmed glass with a dried lime wheel garnish.

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Hibiscus Cocktail (Hibiscus Margarita)

This hibiscus cocktail recipe blends enticing hibiscus syrup with Cointreau, lemon, lime and tequila. It’s tangy, fruity and wonderfully colourful, making it a beautiful hibiscus margarita cocktail.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Alcoholic Drink

Cuisine: Worldwide

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: drinks

Calories: 184kcal

Author: Jane Coupland

Equipment

Cocktail shaker or a robust and largescrewtop jar

Ingredients

80 ml White tequila (or silver tequila)
20 ml Cointreau
30 ml Hibiscus syrup homemade or bought
20 ml Lime juice
20 ml Lemon juice

Optional Garnishes (try any of the following)

Salt crystals
Lime wedges or oven-dried lime slices
Fresh raspberries
Fresh hibiscus flowers
Hibiscus flowers preserved in syrup drain them well

Instructions

If you intend to salt the rim of your serving glass do this before mixing the cocktaill: pour the salt onto a small plate. Rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of lime and then upturn the glass and dip the very tip of it into the salt.

Hibiscus Margaritas Cocktail

Add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker and pour in the tequila, Cointreau, lime and lemon juice and the hibiscus syrup.
Secure the lid and shake hard for 30-40 seconds.
Strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish as desired and serve immediately.

Notes

Chill your glass for 15 minutes to ensure that your hibiscus cocktail is served deliciously ice cold.
Use plenty of ice to dilute the drink and chill it sufficiently.
Shake hard to ensure that the syrup mixes well with the other ingredients.
Double-strain the hibiscus margarita into serving glasses to make sure that shards of ice and citrus flesh do not fall into the glass.
Use lime juice only – it’s the classic option in a margarita and works well in this version too.

How to make a non-alcoholic hibiscus margarita

It’s very easy to adapt this cocktail recipe to make a non-alcoholic hibiscus mocktail. Simply swap the tequila for a white non-alcoholic spirit and add a couple of drops of orange extract in place of the Cointreau, then proceed with the recipe.

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