As we get older (and hopefully wiser), drinks inexplicably become stronger and hangovers suddenly start to last longer. When your tolerance goes out the window and your once-routine imbibes begin to produce head-splitting waves of ouch the next morning, find a glimmer of hope tucked away in your refrigerator: Crop Juice’s KoKoLoko coconut elixir.

Better known for their cold-pressed juices, Crop Juice carries this lesser-known hidden weapon in their arsenal of health-boosting liquid remedies. Featured this week, the KoKoLoko contains only organic and raw ingredients, centered around the wonders of the coconut. Raw coconut water and coconut meat blend with stoneground almond butter, hemp seed, vanilla, cinnamon and Himalayan salt, forming a smooth tonic, best when gulped ice-cold. The health benefits reaped by consuming raw coconut water are now as widely known as they are multitudinous; low in carbs, minimal in sodium and rich in potassium and fiber, the ivory drupe keeps you hydrated, full and electrolyte-rich. While straight coconut water can often be off-putting because of it’s somewhat slimy consistency, the KoKoLoko resembles a smoothie in taste and texture, perfect for settling beer-induced upset stomachs and quenching the post-wine thirst.  

Crop Juice (Gulf Gate), 2320 Gulf Gate Dr., Sarasota, 941-923-8640.