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HIBISCUS BLOOD ORANGE MEZCALRITA

My Hibiscus Blood Orange Mezcalritas are an inventive libation that celebrates citrus season and the vibrancy of Mexican culture. This jubilant craft cocktail is free of dairy, gluten and refined sugar and loaded with better-for-you ingredients, antioxidants and a healthy dose of vitamin C. Inspired by Mexican Agua de Jamaica, hibiscus tea concentrate combines with freshly squeezed blood orange and lime juices, Joven Mezcal, Cointreau and a splash of agave syrup shaken over ice and strained into a pink hibiscus salt rimmed glass.

Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1
Author Justine

Ingredients

HIBISCUS BLOOD ORANGE MEZCALRITA

  • 1.5 oz Joven Mezcal
  • 0.5 oz Cointreau (or Triple Sec)
  • 2 oz Hibiscus Tea Concentrate (recipe to follow)
  • 2 oz fresh blood orange juice
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 oz agave nectar
  • Himalayan pink salt
  • Crushed hibiscus flowers

HIBISCUS TEA CONCENTRATE

  • 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers
  • 2 cups filtered water

Optional Garnish

  • Sliced blood oranges
  • Hibiscus flowers

Instructions

  1. Juice citrus fruit.
  2. Prepare Hibiscus Tea Concentrate by combining dried hibiscus flowers and filtered water in saucepan over high heat. Stir and let boil for 5 minutes, then remove the pot from heat. Allow the concentrate steep for an additional 10 minutes before straining and allowing to cool.
  3. Add a splash of extra lime juice to a saucer to coat the rim of your glass. Add a thin layer of Himalayan pink salt and crushed hibiscus flowers to another saucer. Dip rim of your glass into the lime juice first, then into the pink salt and hibiscus mixture to create a salted rim.
  4. Build your Hibiscus Blood Orange Mezcalritas in a cocktail shaker by adding 8 ice cubes, along with citrus juices, Mezcal, Cointreau, Hibiscus Tea Concentrate and agave nectar. Shake vicariously, until cocktail shaker becomes cold.
  5. Strain contents into a cocktail glass.
  6. Garnish with a blood orange slice and / or edible flowers.
  7. Salud!