Nicotine, District, Los Angeles
Tony Gonzales, lead bartender
Price: $15
This smoky cocktail with an “ashtray” on top features toasted cacao nib-infused Amaro Nonino, mezcal, rum, Slivovitz, dry curacao and espresso reduction, along with some unique bitters that make this a slow burn: Smoke bitters and black walnut bitters complete the illicit thrill of this drink. Other cocktails in the “Strong Medicine” section of the District’s menu include Penicillin (scotch, lemon, ginger); Morphine (mushroom-infused applejack, orange bitters, black salt) and Opium (gin, pamplemousse, rose water, Campari).