Coconut Lime Breeze

 The coconut lime breeze cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance:

About the fragrance

I first purchased this fragrance as a shower gel in 2013 after trying on the body lotion in the store. I liked it, but I did not purchase the scent again until 2021, when I ordered the body lotion pictured. It is currently unavailable online.

The scent notes listed for this fragrance are:

Sheer coconut water

White orange blossom

Zesty lime

Jasmine petals

Island musk

Designing the cocktail

I used Simple Truth Organic brand coconut water as the mixer. For the orange blossom note, I used Grand Marnier. I also added orange simple syrup for sweetness and a more intense flavor. For the lime note, I used a combination of lime vodka and lime juice. I used white rum for the musk note, but added less rum than the other alcoholic ingredients since musk is the last note listed. For the jasmine note, I used dried jasmine purchased at a local health food store.

Recipe

1 oz Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur

1 oz lime vodka

½ oz white rum

1 oz orange simple syrup

Squirt of lime juice

6 oz coconut water

Jasmine blossoms

Place two ice cubes in a glass. Add orange liqueur, lime vodka, white rum, orange simple syrup, and lime juice. Pour in coconut water. Garnish with jasmine blossoms. For a non-alcoholic version, omit the orange liqueur, lime vodka, and rum.

The finished cocktail

 

I did not enjoy this cocktail as much as most of the others I have invented. The lime and orange flavors overpowered the coconut, and the overall taste was very sour. The earthy flavor of jasmine clashed with the citrus flavors. I would recommend this cocktail to anyone who likes sour cocktails and citrus flavors.