Illinois Brewery Really Made A Cicada-Infused Liqueur

B100 Radio ^ | 22 May 2024 | Sarah Stringer

[DUMBGRUNT]

A nephew admits to taking a shot of Malört; he has not been the same since.

[x]

Drink the liqueur, but give the cucharacha at the bottom of the bottle a good leaving alone.

[Red Badger]

Malört in Swedish means ‘Wormwood’........

“Mal ört” in Norwegian means “Grind the herb”..............

[Red Badger]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4239367/posts

[DUMBGRUNT]

Have you ever sampled Malört?

Malört has a cult following around Chicago.

[Dr. Sivana]

A nephew admits to taking a shot of Malört; he has not been the same since.



"Help me!"

[Red Badger]

Wormwood is also the ‘old time’ name of Absinthe.............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“Eat ze bugs!”

[Fido969]

On purpose?

[V_TWIN]

[V_TWIN]

[NWFree]

Is it crunchy?

[DUMBGRUNT]

Yes, a stunning similarity to my nephew.

Not certain about the size of the eyes?

[DUMBGRUNT]

--"Is it crunchy?"

"But as the post notes, cicadas have a lot of protein and they're low in fat. I just don't think I could get past the crunchy exoskeleton. Ew."

[Dr. Sivana]

Those of us who read Adventure Comics know the risks of drinking strange concoctions:

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Never heard of the stuff, but it can’t be nastier than Jägermeister. Can it?

[NWFree]

When I lived in west Texas we would tie sewing thread on these things and fly them around like an airplane

[Flag_This]

Fresh-squeezed cicada juice is way better than concentrate.

[bigbob]

Should have a couple on a swizzle stick, like a non-vegan olive.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—” it can’t be nastier than Jägermeister. Can it?”

This is the new, worse version of Jägermeister.

From Wiki: “Known for its extremely bitter taste, Malört has been described as “infamous” and “the worst booze ever”.[5][6][7] It can be found in some Chicago-area bars and liquor stores, and is growing in popularity there[when?], but is hard to find elsewhere in the United States.... According to legend, Jeppson preferred the strong taste because years of smoking had dulled his taste-bud... John Hodgman said Jeppson’s Malört “tastes like pencil shavings and heartbreak... compared it to “taking a bite out of a grapefruit and then drinking a shot of gasoline”