VaporTini at Red Kiva
Well, I was going to tell you all about Pierogifest in Whiting, Ind., this weekend, but instead I’ve got some hot, if insubstantial news:
The VaporTini.
You you don’t drink this new potion, you inhale its fumes.
Offered every Thursday beginning Aug. 6 at Red Kiva in the West Loop:
The VaporTini consists of flavor-enhanced alcohol vapors served in a glass globe that you inhale by “sipping” through a straw.The glass globe with custom-made silver metal base has a ’70s mod, futuristic feel which appropriately fits the VaporTini — the future of cocktailing.
Red Kiva’s mixologists create the vapors by heating the booze-filled glass globes to 110 degrees. Users inhale the steam through a glass straw for about 20 minutes.
Red Kiva proprietor Julie Palmer was inspired to create her “inhale-tail” while in Helsinki, Finland, where they dash vodka onto hot coals in the sauna. Her dad, an engineer, helped to create the vaporware.
The $10 steam suck comes with garnishes, so it’s not entirely airborne. Flavors include:
Tanqueray Rangpur with candied citrus peel garnish
Knob Creek with griottine garnish
Absolut Raspberri with raspberry candy and chocolates
Where’s Lenny Bruce, now that we need him?
