Rick Makes a Hibiscus Cocktail | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appétit - YouTube

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups sugar
• 1 pineapple, peeled, cut into 1½-inch pieces
• 6 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• ¼ cup dried hibiscus flowers
• 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced into rounds
• 5 sprigs mint
• 1 lime, thinly sliced into wheels
• 2 cups tequila
• 1 cup fresh lime juice

Preparation

1. Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Add pineapple, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 30 minutes to infuse syrup with pineapple flavor. Strain into a small bowl; stir in vinegar. Cover and chill shrub until cold, about 30 minutes. Cover and chill pineapple pieces until ready to use.
2. Meanwhile, place hibiscus in a small bowl and pour 1¼ cups boiling water over. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Strain tea into an airtight container; discard flowers. Cover tea and chill until cold, about 30 minutes.
3. Set aside 8 slices jalapeño and 8 pieces pineapple for serving. Stir mint, lime wheels, tequila, lime juice, remaining jalapeño and pineapple, 1 cup shrub, and 1 cup tea in a large pitcher and chill at least 1 hour.
4. Serve in ice-filled rocks glasses garnished with reserved jalapeño slices and pineapple pieces.
5. Do Ahead: Cocktail can be mixed 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.