Best way to get a legal dose of OxyContin

One East Fenway watering hole, a triad of sinisterly named shots: OxyContin, Liquid Cocaine, and Deathwish. At TC's Lounge -- a neon stomping ground for Berklee students, hardboiled barflies, and laid-back professionals, who gather beneath the kitschy curios (among the floor-to-ceiling bric-a-brac is a nude poster of Marilyn Monroe, a luminescent Spuds MacKenzie lamp, and a James Brown bobble-head doll) -- the plainspoken barkeep says he needs to concentrate while he pours the liquor. Each drink calls for so many different ingredients, he needs to focus. So he'll share their recipes later -- after you've downed them.

Considering their distinctive odors, monikers, and appearances, this is probably for the best. Liquid Cocaine is deep purple, tastes like peppermint schnapps, and smells like mouthwash. Deathwish looks like Aftershock, tastes like Robitussin, and also smells like mouthwash. OxyContin bears an uncanny resemble to grapefruit juice, smacks of a sugar-free lemon lollipop, and, in the words of one drinker, "smells like poison."

TC's Lounge, 1 Haviland Street, Boston, (617) 247-8109.