A Faux Colada

A frozen drink is an icon of summer—refreshing, bright, and tropical—but always leading to a sugar-filled headache paired with an expedited state of fullness. But there's a certain envy that comes with doing things your own way, and in this situation, a floater is not a shot atop your frozen, pineapple cocktail, but a state of being as you move through the warm summer days with a different kind of elixir in your hand. You're not looking to spend these long, slow days mentally subdued by a drink, you're looking to enhance their already glowing splendor.