Chicago's Grossest Drink, Explained

Chicago is known for deep dish pizza, hot dogs, and Malört... wait what? What in the world is that? Learn more about Bright Trip at www.brighttrip.com/courses?ut...
What is Jeppson's Malört, and if it tastes so bad, why do Chicagoans keep drinking it? Anna breaks down Malört's taste, history, and why this bitter liquor is so quintessentially Chicago.
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[@syedz7]

More Chicago content!

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Noted!

[@TrappedinVishal]

Chicago video with Jazz in background, feels complete.

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It really does 😎

[@JoeStraw]

Chicagoan, 8 years - This is fantastically done! Thank you!

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We're so glad!

[@DMK195601]

Terrific Malort resource! Sharing all over 😊

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Thanks 😊

[@Suyihai0]

Went to college in Chicago, my best memories all start with taking shots of malort with friends from out of town and seeing their reactions, thanks for the informative vid and nostalgia! Please do Vienna Beef (miss the snappy casing) and the Chicago Dog next!

[@BrightTripTravel]

Adding to our list ✍

[@SoraCyn]

The grapefruit guy definitely had life thrown at him if he thinks Mallort tastes of “grapefruit rinds... and botanical bitterness”

[@KEO9999]

One of my favorite cocktails is Jeppsons Grapefruit

[@jharlson]

I live in Naperville, I love Malört!!

[@KennethBouman]

My friends brought me a bottle when they visited from Chicago in 2018. We took shots then, and the mostly-full bottle is still sitting in my basement 😆

[@Jay-ho9io]

....Waiting.

[@kolaiktomi]

When I used to help run a western themed bar, we'd mix a shot of this, add a half shot of Baileys Irish Cream and a shot of Jager for what we called a "Derpamine Spatter" (pronounced dare-Pam-eye-n to disguise the outcome) and would suggest it to the cocky, loud drunks then offer them Frito corn chips with a straight face. Listing mops as overhead costs was an internal laugh but it was a "harmless" way to keep the element in check when needed. Fair warning, though, it produces really foamy puke and lots of it over one to several hours. The point was to make them look like an ass. No one was permanently harmed, just extremely embarrassed. I couldn't have come up with this without having to work in Chicago years ago, now I live in the southern part of the state and am probably banned from tending in North Western Missouri. My awareness came back when a friend brought some of this over. The memories just came back.

[@kevinbuckley3879]

Nice! 😂Thanks for sharing the memory. 🙂

[@snv648]

Malort is made from the grass clippings taken from the verge of the Eden’s Expressway. Malort is a fun ice breaker.

[@BrightTripTravel]

Cheers! (holding a shot of Malort :)

[@belladahlheimer7829]

Well now I kind of want Malort...

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Haha same 😂

[@williambahrenfuss4961]

Yes fermented grapefruit juice I like it 👍🏿 it's good ! Drink up

[@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341]

It's not so much that it kills stomach worms as they just move out.

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😂😂

[@dL-ky2rp]

I feel like I was into half the "unappetizing" descriptions of malort 😬

[@yveb1803]

I’m a lifelong Chicagoan and I’ve never heard of it

[@BrightTripTravel]

Now you have to try it!

[@nathanmarotz8945]

I like Malort tho

[@sandysmokes655]

We just got inducted with it

[@xander1052]

Still beats Jellied eels I guess lol

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😂😂

[@KameraShy]

It figures. Nothing good is Swedish.

[@vincentpapaccio9870]

Lmfao. It's horrible.