“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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    1 year 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.