Agua de jamaica, or hibiscus iced tea, is one of the most popular aguas frescas, a category of refreshing drinks made across Mexico and in other parts of Latin America. It's the perfect drink to serve at barbeques, parties, and poolside. This version is cold brewed, which makes it especially easy to make (I've visited preschool and kindergarten classes and made this with the kids!) and keeps the flavors tart and bright without any bitterness. You can experiment with additional flavors (suggestions below) and mixers, or keep it super simple.
Ingredients:
1 cup/ 30 g flor de jamaica (dried hibiscus flowers)*
4 cups cold water
Optional additions: peeled fresh ginger root, cinnamon sticks, star anise, whole cloves, mint, orange or lemon peel
Sweetener to taste: simple syrup**, agave syrup, honey
Additional water or seltzer to dilute
Rinse flor de jamaica under cold water. Place in large bowl, mixing cup, or nonreactive pot; add optional ingredient(s), if using. (Any of these extra flavors can also be added to the simple syrup.) Add 4 cups water and stir. Cover and steep at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 4-12 hours. Meanwhile, make simple syrup if using. After steeping, strain mixture into a pitcher, pressing gently on the flowers to release as much liquid as possible. You will have a concentrated agua de jamaica. Stir in sweetener, 1/4 to 1/2 cup, to taste, if using. When you are ready to serve, dilute the concentrated mixture to taste with up to 4 cups of cold water or plain seltzer, and/or mix with stir prosecco, white rum or tequila, or even gin.
**Simple syrup: Stir together 1 cup water and 1 cup granulated sugar. Add any of the optional ingredients listed above. Heat in microwave or small pot, stirring, until sugar dissolves. The mixture will not need to come to a boil. Cool and store in the refrigerator. Yield: 1 1/2 cups syrup.
*dried hibiscus flowers can be found in the produce section of any Mexican market, and at many international supermarkets
Yield: 6-8 cups, depending on strength
Storage: keeps in the refrigerator for several weeks
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