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Agua de Jamaica
Dried hibiscus simmered into a deep-red concentrate and diluted over ice: tart and sweet, a bit like cranberry.
Classic collection version
For one serving
Ingredients
- Water
For the concentrate
95 ml / 3.21 US fl oz - Dried Hibiscus5 tsp
- Sugar3.5 tsp
- Lime Juice1.5 ml / 0.05 US fl oz
- Water
Cold water to dilute the concentrate
180 ml / 6.09 US fl oz
US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.
Make it
- Bring the water to a boil, add the dried hibiscus and simmer over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, let cool, then strain into a heatproof jar and discard the flowers.
- Stir in the sugar and lime juice, cover and refrigerate: this is your concentrate.
- Add ice to a glass, pour in the concentrate, dilute with three parts cold water and stir.
Recipe reference
Scaled to one glass from Pati Jinich's recipe, at one part concentrate to three parts water.
patijinich.com ↗