Amid a Chartreuse shortage, the radioactive cult cocktail is enjoying a second life as devotees debate the best way to ensure its survival. (via punch_drink)
One young bartender trying to make his mark at the time was Gregor“He was looking to deepen the Daiquiri experience and temper a very strong base spirit to retain its strength, but make it delicious,” recalls Gakuru.
First put on LAB’s menu in 2005, the Nuclear Daiquiri debuted without much fanfare, though it had early devotees who were captivated by its high-octane ingredients . “It was certainly not popular to begin with,” says Gakuru. “It’s one of those cocktails that needs to be tried several times before one accepts that it’s robust.”At the time, the Nuclear Daiquiri was still far from ubiquitous. The drink had not been picked up by the press, and only appeared occasionally in subsequent cocktail books, notably Gary Regan’s revisedTo keep the Last Word, Alaska and more in your rotation, try these bartender-backed alternatives.
In 2012, however, the British steakhouse chain Hawksmoor opened an outpost in the Spitalfields neighborhood of London, offering a frozen Banana Nuclear Daiquiri on its debut menu. “It was popular and I distinctly remember makingof them!” recalls Adam Montgomerie, who bartended there and is now the bar manager at Hawksmoor’s Manhattan outpost. “It’s a delicious drink, but absolute rocket fuel.”
It was around the time of the Banana Nuclear Daiquiri’s arrival that the original finally began to get more widespread recognition, likely spurred by the Hawksmoor menu, which credited “the late, great Gregor de Gruyther.”called the Nuclear Daiquiri one of the 30 best cocktails created since 2000.
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