The Alpine Sunrise (Printable View)

Layered coconut and orange drink featuring a bright, sunny gradient and fresh mint garnish.

# What You Need:

→ Coconut Layer

01 - 5 fl oz coconut milk, well shaken
02 - 1.7 fl oz coconut water
03 - 1 tbsp simple syrup, or to taste
04 - Ice cubes

→ Sunrise Layer

05 - 3.4 fl oz freshly squeezed orange juice
06 - 2 tbsp grenadine syrup

→ Garnish

07 - Orange slices
08 - Fresh mint sprigs, optional

# How To Make It:

01 - Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes.
02 - In a shaker or jug, mix coconut milk, coconut water, and simple syrup until smooth.
03 - Evenly pour the coconut mixture into the bottom of each glass, forming the white base.
04 - Slowly pour orange juice over the back of a spoon onto the coconut layer to create a gentle gradient.
05 - Carefully drizzle grenadine along the inside edge of each glass, allowing it to sink and rise through the orange juice to form a vibrant sunrise effect.
06 - Garnish with orange slices and optional mint sprigs. Serve immediately.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It's a conversation starter: people always ask how you got the layers to stay separate like that.
  • Ready in 10 minutes but looks like you spent an hour behind a bar.
  • Completely customizable—dial up or down the sweetness, add rum if the moment calls for it.
02 -
  • The grenadine must go down the edge of the glass, not poured directly—if you dump it in the middle, you'll just get a murky mess.
  • Temperature matters more than you'd think; warm ingredients will blur the layers faster than you can blink.
03 -
  • A bar spoon is nice to have, but honestly any spoon works—the goal is just to slow down the pour so the liquid spreads instead of crashes.
  • If your layers are mixing more than you'd like, your ingredients might not be cold enough or you're pouring too fast; both are easy fixes.
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