Meltdown

I've been mulling over ideas for a drink in honor of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, but I don't think I can do better than the cocktail I was served at a place called Vintage last night. First the bartender mixed Maker's Mark and Cynar (the Italian artichoke liqueur) with ice in a pint glass. Then she went into the back room for some reason. Then she poured green Chartreuse into a wine glass and set it on fire. She strained the first mixture into the wine glass to douse the flames, then singed a bit of orange peel and tossed it in.

The government claimed it was not strong enough to cause any harm, but I beg to differ.