Hibiscus & Lemon Cocktail - Lunds & Byerlys

Hibiscus & Lemon Cocktail

Hibiscus tea is fantastic in cocktails. Like cranberry juice or rose hips, it’s naturally sweet and a little tart, but it also has a lovely dry astringency and very light floral notes. And then, of course, there’s the deep crimson red of its petals — everything the tea touches turns to punch.

Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)

Hibiscus & Lemon Cocktail

Prep Time60 Minutes

Servings1

Cook Time10 Minutes

Ingredients

1 bag hibiscus tea

1.5 ounces lemon juice (about 1 lemon)

¾ ounce simple syrup

2 sprigs tarragon

1.5 ounces Hendrick’s gin

Crushed ice

1 lemon, sliced, for garnish

Directions

Steep the hibiscus tea in 4 ounces of boiling water for 10 minutes, and then remove the bag and chill the tea in the fridge for an hour or until chilled.
Pour the lemon juice into a cocktail shaker filled ¼ full with ice.
Add the simple syrup, tarragon, and gin and shake heartily for 15 seconds.
Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled ¾ full with crushed ice.
Top with hibiscus tea, and pause to appreciate the beauty of it.
Garnish with a lemon wheel.

60 minutes

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 1 servings

1 bag hibiscus tea

Traditional Medicinals Organic Hibiscus Tea, 16 Each

Add Traditional Medicinals Organic Hibiscus Tea to Favorites.Add Traditional Medicinals Organic Hibiscus Tea to Favorites.

$6.99$0.44 each

1.5 ounces lemon juice (about 1 lemon)

Fancy Large Lemons, 0.5 Pound

Add Fancy Large Lemons to Favorites.Add Fancy Large Lemons to Favorites.

$1.50 avg/ea$2.99/lb

¾ ounce simple syrup

Barsmith Pure Cane Simple Syrup, 12.7 Ounce

Add Barsmith Pure Cane Simple Syrup to Favorites.Add Barsmith Pure Cane Simple Syrup to Favorites.

$5.69$0.45/oz

2 sprigs tarragon

L&B Fresh Tarragon, 0.75 Ounce

Add L&B Fresh Tarragon to Favorites.Add L&B Fresh Tarragon to Favorites.

$3.49$4.65/oz

1.5 ounces Hendrick’s gin

Age restricted item

Hendrick's Gin, 750 Millilitre

Deal

Add Hendrick's Gin to Favorites.Add Hendrick's Gin to Favorites.

$31.99 was $33.99$0.04/ml

Crushed ice

Ace Ice Purefect Ice Cubes, 5 Pound

Add Ace Ice Purefect Ice Cubes to Favorites.Add Ace Ice Purefect Ice Cubes to Favorites.

$2.69$0.54/lb

1 lemon, sliced, for garnish

Fancy Large Lemons, 0.5 Pound

Add Fancy Large Lemons to Favorites.Add Fancy Large Lemons to Favorites.

$1.50 avg/ea$2.99/lb

Directions

Steep the hibiscus tea in 4 ounces of boiling water for 10 minutes, and then remove the bag and chill the tea in the fridge for an hour or until chilled.
Pour the lemon juice into a cocktail shaker filled ¼ full with ice.
Add the simple syrup, tarragon, and gin and shake heartily for 15 seconds.
Strain the mixture into a rocks glass filled ¾ full with crushed ice.
Top with hibiscus tea, and pause to appreciate the beauty of it.
Garnish with a lemon wheel.