Agua de Jamaica

Agua de jamaica is the crimson agua fresca you'll find on tables all over Mexico and Latin America: tart, refreshing and lightly sweet. Our blend adds a gentle warmth of cinnamon and indigenous spices, and fresh lime keeps it bright.

Makes: about 6 cups (6 servings) · Time: 15 minutes, plus chilling

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons Mampro Spiced Hibiscus Drink Blend
• 2 cups boiling water
• 4 cups cold water
• Juice of 2 limes, plus lime wheels to serve
• Sugar, to taste (start with 1/3 cup)
• Ice, to serve

Steps

1. Make a concentrate: pour the boiling water over the blend and steep for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Sweeten: strain it into a pitcher and stir in the sugar while it's hot, until it dissolves.
3. Cool it down: add the cold water and lime juice and stir.
4. Taste: add more sugar, lime or water until it's just how you like it.
5. Chill: refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
6. Serve: pour over ice and add a lime wheel to each glass.

Tips

• For a sparkling version, use sparkling water instead of the cold water, added just before serving.
• Keeps in the fridge for up to 4 days. Add the lime wheels to each glass rather than the pitcher so it doesn't turn bitter.