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Stop smoking while you drink
OK, we've seen a lot of, um, "interesting" cocktails in our day (beergarita, anyone?), but this one is really, really odd: The Nicotini ($12) at Viet Bistro. It's the perfect solution for those tired of shivering in the cold to get their nic fix. Sommelier/"bar chef" Rashed Islam creates this concoction by steeping loose European tobacco in sugar cane juice to extract the nicotine. "It's almost like making tea, in a sense," he explains. He then mixes the extract with anything you'd like, including with chocolate espresso-infused liqueur or straight up. A smoker himself, Islam says the Nicotini helps him get through his shift. "One martini keeps me occupied for, like, four hours," he says. "It's almost like a nicotine patch."
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