9 Coconut Water Cocktails That Let You Hydrate While You Celebrate

Hydrate and get your booze on, all thanks to coconut water. Yes, this means add to cart ASAP. Or throw on some pants and head to the store.

Summer, winter, and every breezy or rainy day in between, there's no denying the magic of a cocktail with coconut water. So, yeah. Treat yourself and your health (we can pretend) with these spa, sun, and island-inspired coconut water cocktails. The "Treat Yo' Self" committee says so. 

Think of the caribeño cocktail as a daiquiri in highball form. Just as sunny and tropical, but far less easy to spill. And for some of us, that's a necessity in a cocktail.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces silver rum
• 4 ounces coconut water
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• ¼ ounce demerara syrup
• Ice
• Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, coconut water, lime juice, and demerara syrup.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel. 

Kick off your shoes — even if it's just in your mind — with a sunny cocktail complete with pineapple juice and coconut water. Slathering on SPF is optional.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces silver rum
• ½ ounce dark rum
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 2 ounces coconut water
• ½ ounce falernum
• Ice
• Pineapple wedge and mint leaf for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, silver rum, dark rum, pineapple juice, coconut water, and falernum.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and mint leaf. 

Even if your vacation this year is a staycation spent kiddie poolside, there's no reason not to indulge yourself with something blue and tropical.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces lime vodka
• 1 ounce blue curaçao
• 2 ounces lemonade
• 3 ounces coconut water
• Ice
• Orange wheel for garnish, optional

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, lime vodka, blue curaçao, lemonade, and coconut water.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with an orange wheel, if desired. 

A mojito is always a refreshing choice. And with coconut water, it's also hydrating. Cocojito for the win!

Ingredients

• 5-6 fresh mint leaves
• ½ ounce simple syrup
• 2 ounces white rum
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Coconut water to top off
• Mint sprig for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint with simple syrup.
2. Add ice, rum, and lime juice.
3. Shake to chill.
4. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
5. Top off with coconut water.
6. Stir to mix.
7. Garnish with a mint sprig. 

Gin and coconut water? You can lower that skeptical eyebrow. Slightly sweet, totally herbaceous, and all sunshine. Soon you'll be the one telling the skeptics to give it a try. And yes, you can use vodka instead. 

Ingredients

• 2 ounces gin
• 1 ounce coconut water
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ¾ ounce honey syrup
• Ice
• Lemon twist for garnish, optional

Instructions

1. Chill a martini glass or coupe.
2. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, coconut water, lemon juice, and honey syrup.
3. Shake to chill.
4. Strain into the chilled glass.
5. Garnish with a lemon twist, if desired. 

Indulge your beverage goblin that loves to have all sorts of different bevvies at your fingertips by stirring up a refreshingly juicy potion of good vibes and happy times.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces vanilla vodka
• 2 ounces coconut water
• 1 ounce passion fruit puree
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Vanilla club soda to top off
• Mint sprig and passion fruit half for garnish 

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vanilla vodka, coconut water, passion fruit puree, and lime juice.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
4. Top off with vanilla club soda.
5. Garnish with a mint sprig and passion fruit. 

Today's forecast is blue skies and sunny. It's certainly not dark and stormy like you may have thought. Grab those sunnies and enjoy the rays.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces dark rum
• 3 ounces coconut water
• 2 ounces ginger beer 
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Ice

Instructions

1. In a highball glass, add ice, ginger beer, coconut water, and lemon juice.
2. Stir briefly to mix.
3. Float dark rum on top by slowly pouring down the back of a bar spoon.

Sure, the coconut water cucumber margarita is a mouthful to say. But — and thank goodness — the flavors are much smoother, and it's even easier to drink. Although too many may have you stumbling over syllables.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces cucumber-infused tequila
• 2 ounces coconut water
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• ¾ ounce orange liqueur
• ½ ounce agave syrup
• Ice
• Cucumber ribbon for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cucumber tequila, coconut water, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave syrup.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon. 

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Tell your friends you're off to the spa, and your phone will be on do not disturb for the afternoon. But that they're totally welcome to join.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces mango vodka
• 3 ounces coconut water
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• ¾ ounce orange liqueur
• Ice
• Cucumber wheel and mint sprig for garnish, optional

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, mango vodka, coconut water, lime juice, and orange liqueur.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a cucumber wheel and mint sprig, if desired. 

There’s a sun-kissed sip in each one of these coconut water cocktails. And if you're looking for something a little less boozy, try coconut water mocktails. A refreshing and relaxing revelry, just waiting for you. What we’re saying is, it is absolutely 5 o’clock somewhere. And somewhere starts with some coconut water. Grab the floaties. We’re hitting the water.