Poisons: Spicy cocktails

Hot pepper-infused vodka martini at Luca’s Café

Ingredients: Hot pepper-infused vodka chilled and shaken, garnished with assorted peppers

Damage: $10

Skinny: Kelly Clarkson penned the lyric "My life would suck without you" about the powerful hot pepper-infused vodka martini. We could drink it forever. Its smooth kick and amazing texture (thanks to froth from a perfect shake and shards of ice) hypnotizes vodka drinkers in the search for something different but not sweet.

What sets Luca's' spicy drink apart from others is that the vodka, during the infusion process, absorbs the peppers’ essence and flavor—not just the heat. The drink is absolutely worth its $10 price tag just to save you the effort of making batches in your bath tub at home.—Jessica Novak