The Best Hibiscus Martini

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 223kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Simple spiced hibiscus martini with gin and notes of ginger and lime

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Ingredients

ice
1 ½ ounce gin or vodka
1 ounce hibiscus syrup
¾ ounce lime juice from about one lime
½ ounce ginger liqueur
2 hibiscus in syrup optional garnish
lime wheel optional garnish

Instructions

Place coupe glass in refrigerator or freezer to chill.
Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice then add gin, hibiscus syrup, lime juice, and ginger liqueur.
Close cocktail shaker and shake vigorously until mixed and chilled to touch (about eight seconds).
Strain cocktail into chilled glass. Garnish with hibiscus flowers in syrup and lime wheel, if desired. Serve cold and enjoy responsibly!

Notes

Making the Hibiscus Simple Syrup

Add 1 ½ cup water, 1 ½ cup brown sugar, 1 cup dried hibiscus, 2 inches fresh ginger, 1 cinnamon stick, and 2 whole cloves to a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir until brown sugar dissolves then bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes then turn off heat and allow syrup to cool before straining out solid ingredients. Makes about 24 servings.

Preparation

To make this cocktail in advance, mix up your drink then store in the fridge or freezer. When ready to sip, give it a good shake or stir, add the garnishes then serve.

To large batch up to four servings, combine 1 ¼ cup gin (or vodka), four ounces hibiscus syrup, three ounces lime juice, and two ounces ginger liqueur over ice and stir. Need more? Just adjust the servings in the recipe card, as needed!

To make hibiscus drop shots, divide the liquid for one martini between three shot glasses.

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