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The unlikely rise of Malört as Chicago’s drink (www.wbez.org)

submitted 2 years ago by pbrisgreat@midwest.social to c/chicago@midwest.social

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“He said [it] tasted like that junk drawer that everybody has in their kitchen, and that just seemed so insane to me,” Mechling said. The idea that a drink could be so off-putting seemed improbable, but as soon as Mechling tasted it, he knew the description wasn’t an exaggeration.

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[–] anachronist@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Malört is a really unpleasant thing you do when out-of-towners are visiting, because it's a "Chicago experience" that they can't miss. Like going to Navy Pier.