Nuclear Daiquiri
ClassicAn overproof daiquiri charged with green Chartreuse. Handle with care.
Fierce and aromatic, with high-proof Jamaican rum's funky intensity front and center. Green Chartreuse layers in a hundred herbs, falernum adds clove and almond, and lime cuts through it all — powerful, complex, and not for the faint of heart.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Overproof Rum
- 0.5 oz Green Chartreuse
- 0.5 oz Falernum
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Lime wheel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add every ingredient to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake hard until very well chilled.
- 3
Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Garnish with a lime wheel.
The Story
The Nuclear Daiquiri was built in the mid-2000s by London bartender Gregor de Gruyther, who supercharged the classic daiquiri with overproof Wray & Nephew rum, herbal green Chartreuse, and spiced falernum. It became an underground modern classic — a test of any serious bar's ability to balance ferocity with finesse. The name is a fair warning about its strength.
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