These Sparkling Coconut Water Cocktail Recipes Will Make You Wish For an Endless Summer

Updated on 8/29/2020 at 3:50 PM

If I could dream up the perfect summer afternoon, it would involve a pool, a killer playlist, sunshine, and an endless rotation of refreshing cocktails. And while there are tons of popular drinks you can whip up in your kitchen or backyard tiki bar (also part of the dream scenario), it's fun to put down the piña coladas and margaritas and try something new once in a while. That's where Vita Coco comes in.

The coconut water brand recently released a line of flavored sparkling coconut waters, and they're the perfect mixers for some fruity and delicious cocktails. With flavors like grapefruit, lemon ginger, raspberry lime, and pineapple passionfruit, our body temps are already cooling way down from the summer heat just thinking about sipping on these. Plus, coconut water is good for you, so if we make these cocktails with coconut water, we're basically doing our bodies a solid, no? Keep reading for nine sparkling coconut water cocktail recipes that'll make you wish for three more months of summer.

Grapefruit Margarita

What You Need
Sea salt to rim the glass
2 ounces white tequila
1 ounce Vita Coco Sparkling Grapefruit
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
Grapefruit and/or lime slices

Instructions

Wet the rim of a glass with a cut piece of grapefruit or lime. Pour some salt on a plate, and dip the wet rim into the salt. Fill the glass with ice.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the tequila, VCS Grapefruit, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake until cold, then strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with slices of grapefruit and/or lime wedges.

Shark Bite Spritz

What You Need
2 ounces coconut rum
3 ounces Vita Coco Sparking Pineapple Passionfruit
1 ounce blue curaçao
Pineapple ring to garnish
Cherry to garnish

Instructions

Add rum, blue curaçao, and VCS Pineapple Passionfruit to a glass of ice.
Garnish with pineapple ring and cherry.

Paloma

What You Need
6 ounces Vita Coco Sparkling Grapefruit
2 ounces tequila
1 tablespoon grapefruit zest
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 lime

Instructions

Combine grapefruit zest and kosher salt on a plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, and dip rim in the salty grapefruit mixture.
Add tequila and VCS Grapefruit to a glass of ice. Squeeze in the juice from three lime wedges, and stir.
Garnish with the final lime wedge, and enjoy!

Gin and Tonic

What You Need
1 ounce gin
4 ounces Vita Coco Sparkling Grapefruit
1 ounce ginger beer
1 ounce tonic water
Rosemary to garnish
Grapefruit slices to garnish

Instructions

Add gin, VCS Grapefruit, ginger beer, and tonic water into a glass with ice, and stir.
Garnish with a slice of grapefruit and rosemary.

Limoncello Spritz

What You Need
1 ounce Vita Coco Sparkling Lemon Ginger
2 ounces limoncello
3 ounces Prosecco
Mint to garnish
Lemon to garnish

Instructions

Add the limoncello, Prosecco, and VCS Lemon Ginger into a glass of ice, and stir.
Garnish with mint and lemon.

Red, White, and Blue Sangria

What You Need
2 bottles dry white wine
1 can Vita Coco Sparkling Pineapple Passionfruit
1 cup triple sec
1/2 cup berry vodka
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup simple syrup
1 cup blueberries
1 1/2 cups strawberries
1 cup raspberries
1 fresh pineapple

Instructions

Prepare simple syrup by boiling 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup granulated white sugar. Turn heat to simmer, and stir until dissolved. Turn heat off, and let cool.
Prepare fruit. Hull and slice strawberries. Lay pineapple on its side, and cut into half-inch slices. Then use a star-shaped cookie cutter to create pineapple stars.
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher, and stir well. Cover, and refrigerate for at least four hours.

Salted Lemon-Ginger Spritzer

What You Need
3/4 cup Vita Coco Sparkling Lemon Ginger
1 lemon, sliced into 4 wedges
Small pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

Instructions

Place 1 lemon wedge and salt in a glass, and lightly muddle.
Add lemon juice and ginger, and top with VCS Lemon Ginger.
Garnish with lemon wedge.

Spiked Ginger-Mint Lemonade

What You Need
1/2 cup mint, chopped
1/2 cup ginger, peeled and chopped
1 cup sugar
750-ml lemon-flavored vodka
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup Vita Coco Sparkling Lemon Ginger
Lemon wheels to garnish
Mint to garnish

Instructions

Bring mint, ginger, sugar, and 2 cups water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, and let sit 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring glass or a small bowl; let ginger-mint syrup cool completely. Cover and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
Combine vodka, lemon juice, ginger-mint syrup, 3 cups water, and 1 cup VCS Lemon Ginger into a pitcher, and stir well.
Pour into glasses of ice, and garnish with lemon wheels and mint leaves.

Frosé

What You Need
1 bottle Rosé
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice
1 can Vita Coco Sparkling Raspberry Lime
Lime to garnish

Instructions

Pour Rosé into a 13"x9" pan, and freeze until almost solid, at least 6 hours.
Scrape Rosé into a blender. Add 1 can VCS Raspberry Lime, lime juice, frozen strawberries, and 1 cup crushed ice, and blend.
Divide among glasses, garnish with lime wedge, and serve.