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Ocean Water Drink

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1

Equipment

  • jigger
  • bar spoon
  • cocktail shaker optional
  • Hawthorne strainer optional
  • highball glass
  • pot if needed to make coconut simple syrup

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 oz Coconut Simple Syrup
  • .5 oz Non-alcoholic blue curacao
  • 6 oz Sprite
  • Ice

Instructions
 

Coconut Simple Syrup

  • If you need to make this from scratch, here are the instructions. If you want to skip making this, you can simply add a few drops of coconut extract as detailed in the notes and variation section below.
  • Take 1 cup of shredded coconut and add it to a saucepan.
  • Take 1 cup of sugar and add it to the saucepan.
  • Take 1 cup of water and add it to the saucepan.
  • Simmer the mixture at medium high heat for 5 - 10 minutes.
  • Stir frequently during heating.
  • Remove from the heat and strain the syrup to remove large pieces of coconut.
  • Place it into the refrigerator to cool.

Ocean Water Drink

  • Fill up a highball glass to the brim with ice.
  • Measure .5 oz of non-alcoholic blue curacao with the jigger. Add the blue curacao to the glass.
    *if you don't have a jigger, see notes below for amounts in cups and tbs
  • Measure 1 oz of coconut simple syrup with the jigger. Add the coconut simple syrup to the glass.
  • Measure 6 oz of sprite with the jigger. Add the sprite to the glass.
    Pro tip: instead of measuring the sprite, simply pour it directly into the glass until the glass is filled up.
  • Take the bar spoon and give your drink a few good stirs to mix it all together.

Notes

Alternative Measurements
If you prefer to measure the ingredients in tbs and cups.
  • ¾ cup of sprite
  • 2 tbs of coconut simple syrup
  • 1 tbs of non-alcoholic blue curacao
Variations
  • skip the blue curacao and add a few drops of blue food coloring for the blue color.
  • skip the coconut simple syrup and add a few drops of coconut extract instead.
  • Use a diet or sugar free sprite.
  • Use a different lemon-lime soda.
  • Ramp up the coconut flavor by adding up to 2 oz of coconut simple syrup and dialing the sprite back a little.
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Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.