Memorial Day Cocktail – Rum Hibiscus

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Ingredients

Makes nearly 1 and ½ quarts, serves 6

• Brewed hibiscus tea (4 and ½ cups, cooled)

• Simple syrup (4 tablespoons)

• Club soda (1/2 cup, chilled)

• Old rum (1 cup)

• Lemon juice (1/2 cup)

• Loosely packed mint leaves (1 cup)

• 6 mint sprigs

To Make the Syrup

Pour 1-cup water and 1-cup sugar in a small saucepan. Set the heat at medium level and stir the mixture continuously until the sugar is dissolved. Cool it before using. You can preserve it in the refrigerator in a sealed container for maximum 5 days.

Preparation

• Take a lidded pitcher and place mint leaves on the bottom of it. Pour simple syrup on the mint leaves.

• Add cooled hibiscus tea, rum, and lemon juice to the pitcher. Stir after adding 1-cup ice and cover it.

• Keep in the refrigerator for maximum 6 hours.

• Add club soda and garnish with mint sprigs at the time of serving.

• If you do not have time to keep it in the refrigerator for so long, serve it in ice-filled serving glasses.

Depending on your taste, you can add more lemon and rum to this drink. This Memorial Day cocktail is light and invigorating. It will quench your thirst and keep you refreshed in a hot summer day.

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Whether you are up for a picnic in the park or a romantic dinner in the backyard, this cocktail will surely be entertaining. It will make the occasion just a little more festive.

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