Pineapple-Hibiscus Cocktail

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 pineapple, peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 6 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers
• 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced into rounds
• 5 sprigs mint
• 1 lime, thinly sliced into wheels
• 2 cups tequila
• 1 cup fresh lime juice

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 1 1/4 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 jalapeno and 8 pieces pineapple for serving. Stir mint, lime wheels, tequila, lime juice, remaining jalapeno 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 jalapeno slices and pineapple pieces.
5. Cocktail can be mixed 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.

sugar, pineapple, distilled white vinegar, mint, lime, tequila, lime juice

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pineapple-hibiscus-tequila-cocktail (may not work)