nicotini
{{Short description|Alcoholic drink with nicotine}}
A nicotini refers to any alcoholic drink that includes nicotine as an ingredient. Nicotinis are often made by infusing vodka with tobacco leaves, which is said to give the resulting beverage a 'smoky' flavor.{{Cite web |last=Tahseen |first=Ismat |date=2024-12-01 |title=Ready to sip on the nicotini? |url=https://recipes.timesofindia.com/ready-to-sip-on-the-nicotini/articleshow/12210221.cms |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=The Times of India}}
Etymology
Its name is modeled after the word "martini" in the fashion of such drinks as the appletini.{{cite web |title=2003: The 3rd Annual Year In Ideas; Nicotini, The |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/magazine/2003-the-3rd-annual-year-in-ideas-nicotini-the.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527232744/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/magazine/2003-the-3rd-annual-year-in-ideas-nicotini-the.html |archive-date=27 May 2015 |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=The New York Times Magazine |publisher=}}
Usage and history
In places which ban smoking, use of the nicotini provides smokers with the opportunity to manage cravings without stepping outside to smoke.{{cite web |last1=Dec 1 |first1=Updated |title=Ready to sip on the nicotini? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articles/features/ready-to-sip-on-the-nicotini/articleshow/12210221.cms |website=BombayTimes |access-date=28 March 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Scott |title=Is the Nicotini the answer? |url=https://full-speed.org/archives/2003/07/30/is_the_nicotini_the_answer.php |website=Full Speed |access-date=28 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=nicotini |url=http://www.wordspy.com/words/nicotini.asp |website=Word Spy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416073240/http://www.wordspy.com:80/words/nicotini.asp | archive-date=16 April 2013 |url-status=dead}} Where nicotinis are not sold, a similar experience can be had by consuming a nicotine replacement therapy product such as nicotine chewing gum, followed by the consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
Ingredients and variations
Nicotine replacement therapy products may be used to add a verified quantity of nicotine to produce a nicotini. The New York Times Magazine reported that one variation of the nicotina includes Kahlúa, a coffee-flavored liquor.
Health risks
Tobacco and nicotine use increase alcohol craving.{{cite journal |last1=Verplaetse |first1=TL |last2=McKee |first2=SA |title=An overview of alcohol and tobacco/nicotine interactions in the human laboratory. |journal=The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse |date=March 2017 |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=186–196 |doi=10.1080/00952990.2016.1189927 |pmid=27439453 |pmc=5588903}} Nicotine poisoning may occur from homemade tobacco infused drinks due to varying quantity of nicotine.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
See also
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