DIY Holiday Punch & Hangover Cure in One

By Melissa Massello, December 8, 2010

By now, many of you may have heard that we’re completely cuckoo for coconut water. The trendy beverage du jour also happens to be deliciously tropical — something that I, for one, can’t get enough of during these deepest, darkest Northeast winters — and was the only thing that Punky and I found really hydrated us while organizing our swaps in LA and Denver, schlepping racks and hangers and folding tables and bag upon IKEA bag of designer clothing from one location to the next. (VitaCoco’s magical ability to cure a hangover or a headache of any kind is also a serious bonus. We may have over-indulged once or twice…it’s tough work couch surfing with friends who own baller wine companies. Being a guinea pig is our duty as guests, natch.)

So, drink up this holiday season with a batch of these classy DIY cocktails, courtesy of the team at VitaCoco, and stay hydrated while you get sloshed, er, socially lubricated. Coconut water can have a huge markup if you buy it at your local convenient store — we opted for the case discount by purchasing in bulk from Amazon to enjoy this sweet elixir all winter long on a Shoestring budget.

VITACOCO CRANTINI

Ingredients:

1.5 ounces vodka
2 ounces cranberry juice
2 ounces VitaCoco Pure
Frozen Cranberries
Coarse Green Sugar Crystals

Instructions:

Rim a martini glass with coarse green sugar crystals (or green sanding sugar). Place frozen cranberries in the bottom of the martini glass. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with shake with cubed ice. Strain liquid into glass. Sip and repeat.