Few drinks pay homage to overproof rum like the Nuclear Daiquiri.
Nuclear Daiquiri Variation – Photo © Cocktails & Bars
Created in 2005 by Gregor de Gruyther at the LAB bar in London, the cocktail calls for two high proof ingredients, Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum (63% ABV) and Green Chartreuse (55% ABV) with lime juice and falernum.
The “nuclear” combination is in the intensity of the white rum, coupled with the herbal Chartreuse as well as the higher proof.
Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum may be difficult to come by and an Australian distillery in Byron Bay has created a worhty equivalent. Made from local molasses and filtered spring water, Lord Byron Distillery Fire Cane OP is double batch distilled and bottled at 63% ABV.
A homage to the modern classic is the Nuclear Daiquirye (see photo above), a cocktail that was on the opening menu (2016) of Sydney bar Kittyhawk and calls for Archie Rose white rye (55% ABV), Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum, Yellow Chartreuse, house falernum and lime.
Nuclear Daiquiri Recipe
Ingredients
- 25ml white overproof rum (such as Wray & Nephew or Lord Byron Distillery Fire Cane OP)
- 25ml Green Chartreuse
- 25ml lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 10ml falernum
Glassware: coupette
Garnish: none required
Method
In a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients over ice and shake hard until very cold. Fine strain into a chilled coupette glass. No garnish required.
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