Set the Mood Tropical This 4th with a Coconut Water Cocktail

Still panic-scrolling for a refreshing, on-trend cocktail to serve at your 4th of July weekend bash? Well, you can stop now. 

If you want a drink that really screams summer in the Hamptons, think coconut. And this weekend, as you gear up for pyrotechnics and parties, consider mixing up a coconut-fueled cocktail batch to match the versions currently sweeping the South Fork’s bar and nightlife scene.

Of course, you don’t have to be in a tropical paradise to revel in this tropical take on contemporary mixology. Fun, healthful cocktails mixed with Vita Coco coconut water can be made in the comfort of your own home (recipes below).

If you happen to be out east this weekend, glitzy resort Gurney’s Montauk has created the Bubbly Vita; The Surf Lodge has the Coco Blanco; and Bounce Beach is serving a Don Coco all summer. 

Long touted for its hydration benefits, coconut water is fast becoming a sweet and refreshing alternative mixer for use in homemade cocktails and mixed drinks, and Vita Coco has you covered if you’re searching for a way to make merry and stay mindful this 4th of July.   

This batch cocktail recipe from Vita Coco coconut water is super-simple and sure to be a crowd-pleaser this holiday weekend.  

Batch Cocktail Recipe by Vita Coco

Ingredients:

1 litre Vita Coco Original Coconut Water
16 oz. Don Julio Blanco
2 oz. agave (or more depending on how sweet you want it)

Instructions:

Combine in a pitcher with ice and stir, serve over ice with a lime wedge

Gurney’s Bubbly Vita 

Grey Goose
Vita Coco coconut water
Fresh lemon
Mint
Club soda 

Bounce Beach’s Don Coco

Cucumber
Agave
Don Julio
Vita Coco coconut water
Simple syrup

The Surf Lodge’s Coco Blanco

1.5oz of Casamigos Blanco
4 oz. of Vita Coco coconut water
0.25 oz. of agave
Lime
Garnish with a lime

Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice to chill. Strain and serve over low ice.

Check out Vita Coco Original Coconut Water at vitacoco.com.