Canned Cocktails, Brewed Not Spirit-Mixed

Canned cocktails, brewed rather than spirit-mixed. Almost every premix can on an Australian shelf starts the same way: a neutral spirit, a flavoured mixer, and enough sugar to cover the join. Coco Loco starts with real young-green coconut water and ferments it into the alcohol itself, the way beer is made. The result is a cocktail in a can that tastes of fruit rather than syrup, at 4% ABV with no sugar left in it.

What makes these premix cans different

Because the category is built on spirit plus mixer, canned cocktails run from around 90 calories a can to well over 300, and the gap is almost entirely sugar. Brewing removes that variable. Fermentation converts the coconut water's own sugars into the alcohol, so there is nothing left to mask and nothing added back.

Every 330mL can is 4% ABV (one standard drink) with 0g of sugar, 1.7g of carbohydrate, 101 calories (422 kJ) and 257mg of naturally occurring potassium. Gluten Free, vegan and all natural, brewed in regional Victoria, and a Clean + Conscious Awards 2026 finalist. Coco Loco is the world's only brewed alcoholic coconut water.

The sugar, energy and potassium figures are independently lab tested by ALS Global. A Certificate of Analysis for the nutritional panel and microbiology results is available on request.

The range

• Piña Colada, pineapple and coconut. The piña colada premix without the tinned-fruit sweetness.
• Passion Spritz, passionfruit and coconut. Tart, lively and the closest thing to a Passiona with a kick.
• Margarita, lime and coconut. A margarita in a can with no tequila behind it.
• Piña Colada & Passion Spritz, those two split evenly across 12 or 18 cans. There are Margarita pairings too, or take all three flavours in one box.

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How to read a premix can

• Check sugars per 100mL, not per serve. Premix cans run from 250mL to 375mL, so per-serve figures are not comparable between brands.
• Compare at the same ABV. A 7% can is not competing with a 4% can on calories, whatever the front of pack implies.
• "No added sugar" is not "no sugar". The first means nothing was added during production. The second means there is next to none in the finished drink.
• Ask whether it was brewed or mixed. Spirit-mixed cans generally need a sweetened mixer to taste of anything, because neutral spirit brings no flavour of its own.

Coconut water, with a little something extra

If you like coconut water and want it as a grown-up drink, this is it. For the longer story, read our guides to alcoholic coconut water and brewed vs spirit-mixed hard seltzer, compare the category in our guide to low calorie alcoholic drinks, or start with the basics in what is a seltzer.