Today's post has to be among the grossest things I have included in this blog and you can rest assured I will not be lining up anytime soon to try a sourtoe cocktail. The sourtoe dates back to 1973 when a trapper lost a toe to frostbite,or so the story goes,how it made its way into a cocktail? I have no idea...but wait,it gets worse! not only are some people willing to pay an extra $10 to have the mummified toe in their drinks still others are willing to plop down $500 to swallow the toe. Since the original toe was accidentally swallowed in 1980 the hotel bar that serves the sourtoe has gone through about a dozen toes. The idea is to let the toe touch your lips as you drink the alcohol around it. When not in use the toes are kept in a brine solution and supposedly the alcohol in the drinks keeps them sterile. As previously stated,I will be taking a pass on this one.
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