The Placenta Teddy Bear

Anthony Montz, the mixologist of the Hearsay Gastro Lounge in Houston, knows that when black truffle mousse-stuffed olives are dropped in ice-cold vodka, the oil in the olives bubbles to the top in a fashion not unlike the bubbling above the busted BP oil well. "It looks just like the footage BP shows," Montz said. Montz uses Double Cross Vodka for this spill-inspired drink, dubbed "The Slick," which he created in response to a request by The Houston Chronicle. Montz hopes that when oil industry engineers and seafood fishermen drop by the bar for a drink, seeing "The Slick" on the menu will provoke "healthy debate." Double Cross CEO Malcolm Lloyd thinks the drink will resonate beyond Hearsay. "It plays on what is certainly a relevant topic for Houston and the rest of the country," he said. (Julie Soefer)