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BLT Cocktail at PX

Leave it up to a faux speakeasy to develop a bacon-infused evening cocktail. The quirky drink menu at Alexandria’s PX features a BLT Cocktail, a zesty mix of bacon-infused vodka, tomato water and iceberg lettuce ice.

Don’t be ashamed if you have no idea what any of those ingredients mean. Here’s a quick translation: For “bacon-infused vodka,” PX adds bacon fat to vodka, freezes it, and when the fat rises to the top of the bottle, skims it off. The “tomato water” is relatively self-explanatory (mostly clear with a faint reddish tinge), but “lettuce ice?” The bartender literally juices iceberg lettuce and freezes it for the ice cube.

Admit it, you’re a little curious.

Damage: $13 (available starting in June, when tomatoes are back in season)