Nicotini
From Tobacco Products
Manufacturer
Description
This is an alcoholic beverage that contains Nicotine. The Nicotini has emerged as a result of restaurants banned smoking. It is made by saturating tobacco leaves in vodka overnight along with other liquors in order to reduce the juice's harshness. The drink is designed to give the buzz and taste of a cigarette. It was designed to cater to those smokers who do not want to get up and go outside to smoke. It was invented on Fort Lauderdale’s Los Olas Boulevard by the owner of the Cathode Ray Club.
Claims
- Nicotini can be used similarly to the nicotine patches and gum and will help smokers quit.
- Is a liquid cigarette
Product Design Features
- Varying levels of nicotine (unregulated)
- Contains alcohol
Images
 Nicotini Bottle |
Nicotini |
 Person Drinking Nicotini |
Media
Publications
Industry Documents
Links
- 2003: THE 3rd ANNUAL YEAR IN IDEAS; Nicotini, The
- Smoking ban? Drink to that with a nicotini
- Nicotini A nicotine-laced martini
- Nicotini Definition
- The Nicotini: Has It Arrived in The Nick of Timey?
- Mmm... The Nicotini
Market Testing
- Introduced in 1984
Advertising and Selling Messages
- Advertised as a: “liquid cigarette”
Packaging
- Nicotini can be made in the form of a martini (most common); Quick Puff (a single shot); Black Lung (mixed with Kahlúa); Menthol version (amaretto, cognac and crème de menthe)
Use and the Consumer
- First available at the Cathode Ray Club in Fort Lauderdale, immediately after stricter anti-smoking laws were passed in Florida
- Smoking was banned in clubs in Florida after July 1, 2003[1]
Human Use
- Not yet conducted or not available
Patents
- Not yet conducted or not available
Toxicity Analyses
- Not yet conducted or not available
Legal Compliance
- Should not be available to those under age 21 in the U.S., owing to
alcohol content
Community Response
- No known organized community campaigns
