# Nuclear Daiquiri

Unaged overproof Jamaican rum, Green Chartreuse, lime, and falernum make Gregor de Gruyther’s equal-parts core ferocious but exact.

Strength: 36% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 25 ml [Unaged overproof Jamaican rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/unaged-overproof-jamaican-rum.md)
- 25 ml [Green Chartreuse](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/green-chartreuse.md)
- 25 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)
- 10 ml [Falernum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/falernum.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Method

1. Shake all ingredients hard with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Chartreuse Swizzle](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/chartreuse-swizzle.md): A vivid herbal swizzle balancing Green Chartreuse with pineapple, falernum, and lime.
- [Last Word](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/last-word.md): An equal-parts gin sour combining herbal green Chartreuse and maraschino with sharp lime.
- [Test Pilot](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/test-pilot.md): Donn Beach's compact rum drink layers Jamaican and light rum with lime, falernum, orange, bitters, and a trace of anise.
- [Love & Murder](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/love-and-murder.md): Equal Campari, green alpine liqueur, and lime form an audacious bitter sour, with syrup and four saline drops making the apparent collision cohere.
- [Closing Argument](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/closing-argument.md): Mezcal takes gin’s place in this exact equal-parts Last Word branch, carrying smoke and roasted agave through Chartreuse, maraschino, and lime.
- [Piña Verde](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/pina-verde.md): Erick Castro's modern classic turns Green Chartreuse into a tropical base spirit, vivid against creamy coconut, pineapple, and lime.
- [Lost Lake](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/lost-lake.md): Paul McGee's modern Chicago tropical classic, balancing funky Jamaican rum and passion fruit with a dry, bittersweet seam of Campari and maraschino.
- [Kingston Negroni](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/kingston-negroni.md): A forceful Negroni variation pairing funky overproof Jamaican rum with Campari and sweet vermouth.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/nuclear-daiquiri
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/nuclear-daiquiri-e2f92ff0.webp
- Recipe source: https://australianbartender.com.au/2016/07/19/nuclear-daiquiri-recipe/