{"id":34928,"date":"2018-10-08T15:22:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T20:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=34928"},"modified":"2019-04-05T10:08:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:08:05","slug":"ch-distillery-purchases-malort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/ch-distillery-purchases-malort\/","title":{"rendered":"CH Distillery Purchases Chicago’s Most Revolting Drink: Mal\u00f6rt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mal\u00f6rt is coming home to the Windy City now that CH Distillery<\/a> in Pilsen has purchased the iconic Chicago beverage. It\u2019s often found in dark dive bars, possibly featured on a dare wheel on the wall. If you\u2019ve never tried it, look for it in the next bar you go to, though you’ll be hard-pressed to find a good cocktail mixture. And, if you’re brave enough to take a shot of it yourself, god rest your soul.<\/p>\n

The wormwood liquor has a uniquely bitter grapefruit taste to it and has been compared to cleaning solution and gasoline. But, as nasty as it is, Mal\u00f6rt has become a right of passage to Chicago natives and transplants alike\u00a0and has spawned a string of legendary traditions like the Mal\u00f6rt 5K<\/a>. I remember my first shot of Mal\u00f6rt, which can only be described as both disgusting and eye-opening all at the same. The bitter beverage is notorious for\u00a0giving its drinkers “Mal\u00f6rt face<\/a>” after taking even one sip, and I don\u2019t blame them.<\/p>\n

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Welcome home @jeppsonsmalort, we're happy to have you back.<\/a><\/p>\n

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