Rinse the hibiscus flowers

• Place the dried hibiscus flowers in a colander and rinse them under running water.

Boil the citrus peels

• Cut the peel off the orange and the lemon.
• Put the peels in a pot with the steeping water and bring to a boil.

Steep the hibiscus

• Add the rinsed hibiscus flowers to the boiling citrus water.
• Boil for about 5 minutes, no longer, or the drink turns bitter.

Cool and strain

• Turn off the heat and let the infusion cool.
• Carefully strain it into a pitcher.

Dilute and sweeten

• Top the pitcher with the additional water.
• Add the sugar to taste and mix well.

Serve over ice

• Pour into a glass over ice cubes.
• Garnish with a slice of the leftover orange if you like.