Whiskey With Real Human Toe In Becomes Bizarre Local Delicacy

The Sourtoe Cocktail is a traditional drink of Dawson City, Canada which consists of a spirit (usually whiskey) and that’s it… oh and a real, mummified human toe, nail and all! Don’t believe me? Well check this out…

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The primary rule of drinking the cocktail (for which you get a certificate, which makes it worthwhile I guess) is simply, ‘You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but the lips must touch the toe!’ However, the establishment has had to put in place a rule whereby you cannot put the whole toe in your mouth, because surprisingly people were swallowing the toes (which can be hard to come by)! Still, it doesn’t stop some people…

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In fact, swallowing the toe now comes with a fine of $2, 500! The bar has had over ten toes in total now but some have been lost, swallowed and even stolen over the years! Mostly, the bar receives toes by donation from locals looking to preserve the tradition; some charitable toe-donators have had their toes lost to frostbite, diabetes, incidents with lawnmowers, and some have had their toes voluntarily amputated for the cause!

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Apparently, the toes are completely safe as they are preserved and stored in salt (like cured meats such as salted pork) which sucks out the moisture so bacteria which could make you sick cannot survive on the surface of the toe. So that makes it completely fine I guess!

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The inception of the Sourtoe club, as it’s called, according to the Dawson city website dates back to the 1920’s when a rum-runner named Louie Linken had his toe frozen solid, and to prevent gangrene his brother Otto amputated the toe which they preserved in a jar of alcohol (for some weird freakin’ reason).  The toe was found years later by Captain Dick Stevenson in a cabin who, along with some friends, established the Sourtoe club and it’s rules.

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Sadly the original toe is no longer still in use, as according to reports, ‘in July 1980, a miner named Garry Younger was trying for the Sourtoe record. On his thirteenth glass of Sourtoe champagne, his chair tipped over backwards, and he swallowed the toe. Sadly, Toe #1 was not recovered.’ Drinking a dead toe is one thing, but drinking one that’s been through someone’s… actually it isn’t worth considering.

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As it stands now, over 100, 000 people have been indoctrinated into the prestigious Sourtoe club… I can guarantee you that I will never be one of them though, I just couldn’t handle having someone’s dead toe touch my lips, is that weird?

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You can only order the drink at ‘toe time’ which is between 9-11 p.m at the Downtown Hotel, so if you’re busy packing your bags to slake your thirst for mummified human toe make sure you get there at the right time… toe time!

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Yeah, I don’t think that I’ll be troubling the captain at the Downtown Hotel for a shot of the Sourtoe! Actually, if they were to be able to float the toe in a cool glass of white wine instead of whiskey or vodka, I’d probably do it! I doubt they can though, such a shame!

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Would you drink the Sourtoe, if so what drink would you most like to have a human toe dunked into? A White Russian perhaps? Or maybe a Cosmo for that chic Sex And The City horror story vibe?  Let me know in the comments! AAx

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