SUMMER SIPS – 3 REFRESHING COCONUT WATER COCKTAILS

Nothing says Summer to me like a delicious, refreshing and easy-to-sip cocktail. A good coconut water drink brings me back to my beloved Honduras and vacations spent at my parents beach house in Tela -on the Atlantic Coast- where we would enjoy fresh, raw coconut water on the daily.

Steve and I try to go back and visit often, but when we can’t, enjoying these coconut water cocktails is as close as we get to that tropical feeling right in our own backyard.

We love these drinks because they incorporate pure coconut water which provides a smooth texture and is much lighter than the coconut cream that is typically found in most cocktails.

The three recipes I am sharing with you today have a short ingredient list and minimal prep time. They can be modified quite easily to suit your taste. 

CITRUS COCONUT WATER COCKTAIL 

INGREDIENTS

• ice
• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1 oz tonic water
• 4-6 oz 100% coconut water
• lime juice
• lime twist for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill a tall glass with ice
2. Add the gin and the triple sec
3. Add the tonic water
4. Top with coconut water
5. Add a squeeze of lime juice
6. Garnish with a twist of lime

VARIATION

• Skip the triple sec and increase the gin to 2 oz

COCONUT WATER VODKA COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 oz vodka
• 6 oz 100% coconut water
•  lime or orange twist for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill a tall glass with ice
2. Add vodka and coconut water and stir to combine
3. Garnish with a twist of lime

COCONUT WATER RUM COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS

• ice
• 1 oz golden rum
• 6-8 oz 100% coconut water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Add rum and coconut water and stir to combine

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I hope one of these delicious coconut water cocktails makes its way onto your patio table this Summer.

Cheers! Or like we say in Spanish… Salud!