Hibiscus Liqueur

[jsheffield]

I got in a resupply order of hibiscus, and it was a bit more than the container I've been using holds, so...

I made a gallon of hibiscus liqueur this afternoon. A really strong batch of hibiscus tea, accented with orange peel, sweetened with demerara sugar, mixed 50:50 with 100-proof vodka and sealed in mason jars for a few weeks to let the flavors get to know each other a bit.



I'll bottle the stuff for gifting and enjoying in the form of summer spritzers and as a boozy mixer.

Jamie

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I got in a resupply order of hibiscus, and it was a bit more than the container I've been using holds, so...

I made a gallon of hibiscus liqueur this afternoon. A really strong batch of hibiscus tea, accented with orange peel, sweetened with demerara sugar, mixed 50:50 with 100-proof vodka and sealed in mason jars for a few weeks to let the flavors get to know each other a bit.

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I'll bottle the stuff for gifting and enjoying in the form of summer spritzers and as a boozy mixer.

Jamie

Does Hibiscus have a flavor that you can describe?
I've handled it for decades and it smells like absolutely nothing to me

 

[jsheffield]

Does Hibiscus have a flavor that you can describe?
I've handled it for decades and it smells like absolutely nothing to me

I find it floral and fruity... the molasses in the demerara sugar and the oils in the orange peel help to bring it out, I think... plus I love to color.

The dry stuff has no appreciable smell or flavor to me.

J

 

[Cathie G]

Maybe it has herbal extracts that can come out when you make tea with it. I'll have to look it up 😁 an herbal drink with benefits.🙂

 

[Cathie G]

Maybe it has herbal extracts that can come out when you make tea with it. I'll have to look it up 😁 an herbal drink with benefits.🙂

It does 😁 but be careful especially with high blood pressure meds.🙂

 

[Blackdog1714]

my wife fell in love with a hibiscus tea/lemonade mix years ago on vacation and we keep hibiscus tea bags in stock at the house now. You are gonna have some mighty happy friends giving gifts like that

 

[Maro2Bear]

Hey good buddy up North……looks great! 😀🍷🍷

 

[jeff kushner]

Love those flowers....the girls placed them in your private pool at your Casita on the cliffs at La Brisas in Acapulco.....my first trip to Mex. seeing the pics gives me a chance to enjoy it over again....thanks and good luck with your drink!

 

[wellington]

That looks really good.

 

[jsheffield]

I decanted the first mason jar of the stuff this morning, and am planning on enjoying a boozy spritzer out on the deck this afternoon.

Jamie

 

[jsheffield]

So good!

Jamie