Hibiscus Margarita
Trisha Antonsen For Drizly.com [1]
Ingredients
- For the hibiscus tea simple syrup:
- 3/4 cup loose hibiscus
3 cups water
1 1/2 cups agave
- For the hibiscus margarita:
- 1 1/4 ounces hibiscus tea simple syrup
2 ounces silver tequila
1/4 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
Ice
2 ounces club soda
Citrus salt
Directions
For the hibiscus tea simple syrup:
- Combine 3/4 cup loose hibiscus tea leaves, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 cups agave into a sauce pan and bring up to a simmer until the agave has dissolved.
- Allow the syrup to cool slightly.
- Once cooled, pour syrup through a mesh strainer to remove the loose tea.
- Store in an airtight container. It will keep for several months if refrigerated.
For the hibiscus margarita:
- Measure all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake for 10 seconds, and then strain mixture into a margarita glass.
- Top with club soda.
- Serve over ice in glass rimmed with citrus salt.
Information
- Category
- Drinks, Cocktails
- Cuisine
- North American
- Yield
- 1 cocktail