Dish
Cocktail
Chessentan Tea
The Hissing Stones · Cocktail
Diet
Vegetarian
Serves
6–8
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 6 hibiscus tea bags
- Roughly cracked or small ice cubes
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
- Edible flowers, to garnish
- Jalapeño slices, to garnish
Equipment
- 2 Rocks or Old-Fashioned glasses
- 1 pitcher
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of the water to a boil over high heat. Add the tea bags and let steep for 6 minutes. Remove the tea bags and cool for 5 minutes. Fill a large pitcher three-quarters of the way with ice. Add the brewed tea, remaining 2 cups of water, ⅓ cup of jalapeño syrup, lime juice, and orange juice. Stir with a long-handled spoon to combine. Serve in rocks glasses over ice and garnish with edible flowers and jalapeño slices.
Cook's Notes
You can easily customize the heat level of your syrup by adjusting the length of time you steep the jalapeños for. Make sure to taste-test the syrup before adding it to your tea.