Hibiscus Cooler Mocktail Recipe
Cold hibiscus steeped strong, with lime and a little sugar — dark magenta and genuinely tart.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Hibiscus tea150 ml (5.1 oz)
- Fresh lime juice20 ml (0.7 oz)
- Simple syrup25 ml (0.8 oz)
- Cold water40 ml (1.4 oz)
How to Make It
- Steep the hibiscus strong and chill it completely.
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the hibiscus, lime juice, syrup and water, then stir.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and mint.
Garnish
Lime wheel and mint
What it tastes like
The citrus acidity leads, it carries a floral top note and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lime juice
- Freshly squeezed lime. Bottled lime tastes cooked and flat; one lime gives about 30 ml. If you have none, half lemon and half grapefruit juice comes closest.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Cold water
- Seeing it in a recipe is not a mistake: in spirit-forward drinks, measuring the dilution instead of leaving it to the ice is what makes the result repeatable.
The Story
Karkadé is drunk hot in Egyptian winters and cold in the summer, and served at weddings in place of anything stronger.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Hibiscus Cooler mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Hibiscus Cooler contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Hibiscus Cooler hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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