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Chi-Chi

Chi-Chi

Classic

A Piña Colada that swapped the rum for vodka.

SummerTropicalEasy Drinking
4 minEasyLight

Creamy coconut and ripe pineapple, sweet and tropical, with the vodka adding backbone without flavor. Rich, frosty, and vacation-coded.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • 2 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 1 oz Coconut Cream
  • Pineapple wedge · optional garnish
  • a cherry · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add the vodka, pineapple juice, and coconut cream to a blender with a scoop of crushed ice.

  2. 2

    Blend until smooth and slushy.

  3. 3

    Pour into a hurricane glass.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.

The Story

The Chi-Chi is the Piña Colada's vodka twin — same pineapple and coconut cream, but with a neutral base that lets the tropical flavors ride out front. It rose alongside the blender-drink boom of the 1970s and 80s, when frozen and creamy was the whole point.

Glass · Hurricane glassGarnish · Pineapple wedge, a cherry

Recipe card

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Chi-Chi recipe infographic