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Home » Cocktails » How to Make Spiced Hibiscus Syrup

How to Make Spiced Hibiscus Syrup

Published: Dec 24, 2019 · Modified: Mar 2, 2021 by Genevieve Morrison · This post may contain affiliate links

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This spiced hibiscus syrup is festively dressed for your elegant Holiday cocktail parties with notes of cinnamon and clove! You’ll make gorgeous ruby red cocktails with this recipe and impress your guests with the enchanting flavor of hibiscus.

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1 How to Make Spiced Hibiscus Syrup – Step by Step
2 Common Questions
3 A Few More Gorgeous Holiday Cocktail Ideas
4 Spiced Hibiscus Syrup

I find I can use hibiscus syrup in just about every kind of cocktail. It pairs perfectly with the main spirits; vodka, tequila, gin, whisky, brandy or rum. It even works beautifully with sake, champagne, prosecco and is a special addition to sangrias!

It makes a fantastic winter replacement for grenadine or maraschino liqueur and adds a little extra excitement to classics like Manhattans and Old Fashions. I also love it as a little extra color in a French Gimlet.

But this syrup was made for my Sparkling Spiced Hibiscus Christmas Cocktail. I wanted to make a Christmas cocktail that looked luscious and regal, refined and inventive. I also wanted it to sparkle! With powdered hibiscus and a thin rim of snowy powdered sugar down the side, this is a cocktail that REALLY makes an entrance!

3 cocktails in coup glasses, rimmed with sugar on a sugar-sprinkled table, with a few flower petals.

How to Make Spiced Hibiscus Syrup – Step by Step

1. In a sauce pan, add 3 cinnamon sticks, 1 tsp. of cloves and 1 cup of dry hibiscus flowers.

2. Add 2 cups of water and ½ cup of honey. Allow to simmer on low for 10 minutes.

3. After 10 minutes, pour the entire mixture (including cinnamon and cloves) in a bottle or container. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

4. After 1 hour, pour the syrup through a mesh strainer and press the flowers to push through as much syrup as you can. If you really want to be sure you get as much syrup as possible, squeeze the flowers in cheese cloth or a nut bag (a fine mesh bag used in making nut milks). That will remove every possible drop.

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Store in a bottle with a top for up to 3 weeks, or freeze in a freezer-safe container for at least 6 months. And just a word of warning… If hibiscus gets into your white Christmas party dress, it’s never coming out, so shake those hibiscus cocktails with care.

Mix your cocktail, and serve to your very special guests!

Common Questions

1. What does hibiscus syrup taste like?

It’s a little like cranberry, a little like raspberry, a little like pomegranate, a little tropical and warm. It’s floral, a little tangy and slightly sweet. A complex, fruity, floral flavor that makes cocktails so exciting!

2. Where do you find dry hibiscus flowers?

You may be able to find them in health stores or Whole Foods, but I got a nice big bag of organic hibiscus flowers on Amazon.

3. How long will hibiscus syrup last?

This syrup will last for 3 weeks if refrigerated and properly stored in a bottle or container with a top or lid. You can also freeze it for 6 months.

Dry hibiscus flowers in a small bowl next to a small spoon with a few scattered cloves, flowers and cinnamon sticks.

A Few More Gorgeous Holiday Cocktail Ideas

  • A sugar-rimmed, black cocktail surrounded by dry baby's breath on a sugar-sprinkled table.
    The Spiced Black Currant “Silent Night” Cocktail
  • 3 chocolate cocktails, rimed with crushed candy cane on a black table.
    The Godiva Chocolate Candy Cane Cocktail
  • A small bottle of pear-ginger syrup on a table, along with a sliced pear, a small bowl of ginger and small pear slices.
    Homemade Pear & Ginger Cocktail Syrup
  • A white cocktail, rimmed with powdered sugar, on a black table, sprinkled with sugar and with a few snowflake ornaments.
    A RumChata Coconut Snowflake Cocktail

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Spiced Hibiscus Syrup

This spiced hibiscus syrup is festively dressed for your elegant Holiday cocktail parties with notes of cinnamon, and clove. 
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: International
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Resting Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 16 ounces
Calories: 35kcal
Author: Genevieve Morrison

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • 16 ounce a bottle
  • small mesh strainer
  • cheese cloth or nut bag (optional)

Ingredients

  • 1

    cup dry hibiscus flowers
  • 2

    cups water
  • ½

    cup honey
  • 3

    cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tsp. cloves

Instructions

  • In a sauce pan, add 3 cinnamon sticks, 1 tsp. of cloves and 1 cup of dry hibiscus flowers.
  • Add 2 cups of water and ½ cup of honey. Allow to simmer on low for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, pour the entire mixture (including cinnamon and cloves) in a bottle or container. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • After 1 hour, pour the syrup through a mesh strainer and press the flowers to push through as much syrup as you can. If you really want to be sure you get as much syrup as possible, squeeze the flowers in cheese cloth or a nut bag (a fine mesh bag used in making nut milks). That will remove every possible drop.

Notes

This syrup will last for 3 weeks if refrigerated and properly stored in a bottle or container with a top or lid.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ounce | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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