just before we collectively stumbled into this shitty timeline marred by "fake news" and idiot fascism, a journalist did that thing that journalism used to do: hold power to account. In this case, the power was Big Bay Leaf, and the reporter was Kelly Conaboy, writing for the Awl on a "vast bay leaf conspiracy" that-then as now-cons well-meaning home cooks into buying weird leaves that taste and smell like "nothing."
Coconut water is a great way to make the dilution in a cocktail more interesting without changing the texture of the drink. The ingredient is key to classics like the beloved Caribbean drink Scotch and Coconut, and its subtle tang offers a good complement to mineral-forward ingredients in, say, a spritz.