Chow Chicka Bow Wow

A signature drink at Austin’s Wu Chow restaurant, this recipe is a gorgeous way to show off a good banana liqueur. We’re obsessed with Giffard’s Banane du Brésil, so this drink couldn’t come at a better time for our test subjects!

Wu Chow calls for aged rum, but the Chow Chicka Bow Wow (we just like saying that name) has enough citrus to stand up to sweeter spiced or Demerara rums – we’ve tried with both, to good effect.

Read more

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into an ice-filled short glass. Garnish with a wedge or wheel of lime or grapefruit, or a peel-on slice of fresh banana.

Read more

More drinks like Chow Chicka Bow Wow

Banana Daiquiri
Aged rum, Banana liqueur, Lime...


June Bug
Melon liqueur, Coconut rum, Banana liqueur...


Monkey Man
Bourbon, Aged rum, Banana liqueur...


Rum Runner
Overproof aged rum, Blackberry liqueur, Banana liqueur...


Get the app, make better drinks

The Cocktail Party app puts this drink – and hundreds more – in your pocket, and tells you what you can make from the ingredients you have at home. It’s the best $3.99 you’ll ever spend on a drink.

App-Devices
Search