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Vodka

Chi Chi

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Hurricane

A Piña Colada built on vodka, Donn Beach's tropical pidgin for "mother's milk."

vodka tiki tropical mid-century coconut pineapple blended
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Ingredients

  • fresh pineapple juice (4 oz)
  • cream of coconut (1 oz)
  • vodka (1.5 oz)
  • crushed ice (1 cup)
  • pineapple wedge (1)
  • maraschino cherry (1)

Instructions

  1. In a blender combine fresh pineapple juice, cream of coconut (Coco López), vodka, and crushed ice.
  2. Blend on high speed until smooth and slushy, about 15 seconds.
  3. Pour into a chilled hurricane glass or large goblet.
  4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry.

Sources

  1. "Macadamia Nut Chi Chi." PUNCH. https://punchdrink.com/recipes/macadamia-nut-chi-chi/ (accessed 2026-05-03), describes the drink as "a tiki original with versions attributed to Polynesian forebears Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic" and presents Berry's 2002 Intoxica! reformulation; Berry's research credits Donn Beach as the originator. ↩
  2. Berry, Intoxica! (2002), Chi Chi entry, recovers the original Macadamia Nut Chi Chi from the Don the Beachcomber catalog and notes the simplified three-ingredient 1970s adaptation that dropped the macadamia liqueur. ↩