Sommelier Reviews Jeppson's Malört (Holiday Special!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ธ.ค. 2020
- 'Tis the season to enjoy great holiday beverages...and also evil concoctions like Jeppson's Malört from Chicago. Happy Holidays, I guess.
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Malort, these pants aren’t going to shit themselves.
Lmao
Malort, when you want to unfriend someone in person
Tastes like a product of a gypsies cure.
Good stuff
"Malort! Tastes like being picked on in the 5th grade!" -Carl Jepson IV
As somebody who has been on the wrong end of a malört bottle, that taste never leaves your palette. If you have COVID, just drink malört and you'll be able to miraculously taste sadness again.
Too true
Lmao
Also, palette is for paint and palate is for flavors.
I have Covid right now and I have to take this awful medicine called Paxlovid. It creates a taste in your mouth that doesn’t leave and the only thing I can compare it to is Malort. It’s so nasty. I’m not religious but if there is a hell, I imagine that you are forced to take this awful medicine all day and chase it with Malort. 😭
@@agoogolofgeese the malört is powerful enough that it's somehow not a typo
I mean, this is a liqueur whose tagline used to be, "Tastes like the day Dad left" and "When you need to unfriend someone in person".
dont forget: "Tonight's the night you fight your dad"
@@a2rudeboy These can't be real. Are these real? hahahahahahaha
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fernet Branca did an ad campaign with lines like "2000 people are having sex right now, and you are looking at an ad. Life is bitter."
My favorite proposed Malort tagline was "These pants aren't gonna shit themselves"
Malort: if youve ever wondered what biting into a freshly stained deck would taste like, yes
close!
More like diesel fuel/cocain and stomach acid.
Don’t forget rotten mustard
More like burnt pencil erasers combined with bile.
It's like having a tear gas cannister sprayed down your throat.
I once spilled some malort on the kitchen floor and my dog tried to lick it up, yelped, then fled the room. My wife walked in and said the dog just ran in the living room, threw up, ate it, and is now licking his butt and asked what happened. I just said he tasted some malort and was trying to get thy taste out of his mouth.
That literally made me laugh out loud like a crazy person! And I’ve never tasted it; I only know it by reputation.
im crying currently
What a ride.
Poor dog. 🤣
The dog asked what happened? After everything else he just did?
Legend has it Jeppson's was allowed to make Malort during Prohibition because the government thought no one would drink it for pleasure. The "unusual botanical" is Swedish Wormwood.
Isn't wormwood slightly psychoactive?
No. It just purges you of internal parasites. The whole "psychoactive" thing is a bit of a myth that came about from commonly being adulterated with crazy and poisonous things like copper salts that 19th century bottlers used in absinthe because there were no regulatory bodies to stop them.
@@mefirstyoulater very interesting, thanks
@@mefirstyoulater lol copper salts? You mean arsenic salts?
Copper salts have been confirmed as an adulturant. Probably as a colorant. Turpentine. Methanol. All sorts of fun things wound up in absinthe during the 19th century.
Drinking Malort straight out of the bottle for several months is what got me through a dark depression. When you drink this shit enough, it makes the rest of your life not seem so bad I guess. This is not even a joke, I did this for real and it did help me. lol
Weirdest possible flex.
@@justincoleman3805 cry for attention and wanting people to think better of him when he's obviously full of shit*
Are you sure it wasn't causing the dark depression?
@@Crashster hes just doing this shit for attention i bet its 100% made up.
@@nickmcdonald3083 who cares its funny.
Local bar serves it and their comment about it is, "Drink Malort, fight your dad!" I think people in Chicago just make you drink it to laugh at the face of horror you make when you drink it.
As an ancestral Chicagoan, yes, that is exactly why. I know some people that enjoy it. They are to be feared.
This
spot on. i'm from chicago and that's how i was introduced to malort. they weren't even friends of mine--i just walked back into the party i was at after finishing a cigarette and these guys that were there gave me a shot. after i drank it they were all staring at me like they were trying to hold back laughter and i was like, "what? you guys think it's really that bad?" ...Well, at least that's what I wanted to say, but before i could finish my sentence the taste hit me like a freight train. it starts off innocently enough. it's the taste you get right AFTER drinking it that's the killer. creeps up the back of your throat and just invades your skull. its taste is honestly somewhat reminiscent of bug spray or like, antiseptic spray. no joke.
it’s a rite of passage similar to the bullet ant gloves worn by a specific tribe but the Malort is much worse.
The Malort commercial is amazing! "It taste like demons!!!"
I was given Malort in college and I was already drunk and I gagged and shouted ‘This tastes like This Old House!’ And I stand by that assessment to this day.
(sad Bob Vila noises)
@@SvendleBerries “This is Bob Villa for Sears Craftsman, and definitely not for Malort”
It does does taste like the great depression lol
My favorite thing about Malört is how all of the advertising since it was invented has mentioned that most people hate it when they first try it. A product that dares people to consume it is such a funny concept.
Invented? Liquor with wormwood (Bäsk and Absinthe) is about 1000 years old. Old medeval medicine.
@@andvil01 I was talking about the specific recipe of Jeppson's Malört (which isn't even the original kind of malört). Perhaps I should have said "developed" or "produced" instead of "invented."
@@stockicide Ok, so this is an abomination of the original drink from Europe?
Everybody: THAT'S TOO MUCH IN THE GLASS FOR YOUR FIRST TIME!
haha, exactly
I had it for the first time months ago, and was like "That's awful...let me do another shot...that's not that bad.."
Also, at room temperature?
Thought the same thing!
There was plenty of things I wanted to yell at him, but that certainly was one of them....
As someone from the Chicago area: this exists so we can make people from out of town drink it, only thing that washes this out is cytronówka (basically everclear, honey, and lemon)
yea but the chicago dog I had afterwards was one of the best things I've ever had, so maybe it all balances out in the end.
Yeah but then after a while your group of friends starts unironically drinking it... I always tend to think of malort as a team building exercise. Sorta like how ww2 got everyone to team up against the germans so too will everyone come together to shit on malort after a round of malort.
@@hunterjohnson8999 yep, exactly how it starts. The origin story I'm spreading is that the rise of Malort was generated by a bet made between a bartender and the owner at Simon's to see if this challenging product could be pushed. As with many controlled substances, the first ones are free.
I am so glad no one made me try this when i was in chicago... We have some fucked up shit in germany but this seems to be worse
Its spelled “Cytrynówka”, Polish Lemon Liquor, and yes, it will get the taste of Malort out of your mouth
This man deserve so much more attention
YES he does
Completely agree. It’s comedy gold. He reminds me of Tim from schitts creek
27K views is a fuckin crime.
I want to see this shit at 2.7 million.
Just discovered him tonight, every video has me rolling!
Just found him a few minutes ago, but I’m glad I found him lmao
You gotta have something to drink when the Bears are your team....
I live Chicago area, and I have a shot of this every time something significant happens in my life. It's a reminder to see that life is bitter and sweet, but at the end it still sucks 😂😂😂
That’s beautiful. You’re a monster.
Having only watched two of your reviews, this and everclear, i've come to the conclusion your subscribers are sadists :-)
Same here, also wondering why he spits, surely you can't get the full taste if you keep spitting it out.
"Not your neighborhood skunk, highway skunk. Roadkill."
Had me dying, lmao.
Malört: like drinking hairspray while licking a 9-volt battery
Like licking black pepper off a rubber tire.
Malört: When it's time to fight your dad.
when I saw the size of the glass he poured... I became worried for his health lmao
Jeppson lost his sense of taste to medical reasons. He could still taste malort. True story
allegedly...
@@GreedyOrange According to his Wikipedia page, his sense of taste was dulled by years of smoking so he enjoyed stronger tasting liquors. So @Gerome Ponch was mostly correct.
I watched this and slammed a shot while watching. When he went to the water I said out loud "that aint gonna help" and lo and behold: nope. Its clearly the best spirit around.
Chicago's answer to Durian fruit.
As a Chicagoan, yeah, pretty much.
We go to Singapore and Malaysia all them time. Durian is God's gift as a food, but smells like Satan's unwiped ass.
"no way to get out of it"
I feel bad laughing 😂
I'm convinced that Malort is just a practical joke that went too far.
Oh that's exactly what it is
It’s literally that
IIRC the guy who invented it killed his tongue smoking and this was the only flavor he could taste in liquor
@@mythical_pizza allegedly...
Like the Biden "Presidency" for instance?
Fun story: the same night I tried Malort when I was visiting Chicago, my best friend wrote his address in sharpie on my forearm because it was pretty much guaranteed I would get lost on my own. Bottoms 🤮 up.
I've gotten used to it. It's like a drinkable pine-sol.
to me it’s always reminded me of cologne, like when you walk into a cloud of terrible cologne and you get a mouthful.
I’ve always said its like pouring your least favorite booze in an ash tray and letting it sit out on a real muggy summer day AND then finally drinking it out of the ash tray.
Kinda. I get rotted grapefruit rinds, though. It's not bad with 50/50 as a mixer.
I wanna try it
Totally unrelated, but you have one of the coolest profile pics I've ever seen.
This review was everything I had hoped it would be - and so much more. Thank you!!! Also, I feel the need to give some defense of our proud liquor - Despite the bile-based overtones and EXTENDED aftertaste, the more times you try it, the more palatable it becomes. Or maybe it's just that your taste buds start giving up...
Elderflower is very much an acquired taste. Malort is nice on my palette, but the aftertaste is still rank.
I’ve never tried it, but my brother likes it. He likes everything.
Mallort: For when you really feel like fighting your step-father.
"Do you hate yourself? This is a drink for you.
Do you hate others? This is a drink for them."
Yep, lauged out loud. Good stuff!
I think the best description I found of this was it "tastes like pencil shavings and heartbreak."
Honestly, if they don't steal that for their marketing I'm going to be really disappointed.
My brother actually likes Malort. He gets a bottle every year for himself
Same here. It’s actually good!
I sipped on a few glasses of it much to a former friend’s dismay. It’s quite pleasant up front and has a bit of a vulcanized rubber aftertaste. It’s only unpleasant when I quit drinking it.
...LITERALLY HOW?
Well, it's cheap...
I had tears in my eyes laughing when you took that first swig.
"let's give it another swirl" , love it!.
The "unusual botanical" is Audrey II. Feed me, Seymour!
During Prohibition, Malört was still able to be made as a medicinal spirit because the authorities in Chicago believed that it was impossible that anyone would drink this crap for pleasure.
Everything he said is exactly what i felt and thought the only time i had the displeasure of being tricked into drinking this vile liquid by my Chicago "friend".
It's like each sip sent you into a new dimension of insanity
God, I haven’t laughed this long at a TH-cam channel is so long. I legit watched every single video
I lost it when he said “fish stew” 😂💀
Love your sweater!! So fun to see you getting into the season with your reviews too
So glad I subscribed. This review had me laughing so much. I had to back it up a few seconds several times just for his facial reactions. Too good!
This was absolutely BRILLIANT!! Laughed sooo hard, it's all true 😂😂 thank you Brad & Sara. Honor!
I haven't laughed this hard in all of 2020. That was the greatest.
I watch this at least once a week…..the comedy never gets old!
This review was a Christmas gift in itself. I'm in TEARS right now. Must share with my food group. Thank you!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂
I love how all the top rated videos on his channel are the ones that cause him the most pain
As someone from Chicago, I would say it tastes like something triple distilled through a used diaper filled with Indian food.
Keep them coming Prescott, this had me in stitches. Needed a GOOD laugh to combat this shitty year. I'm from Chicago and only returned after being away for 19 years. Upon my return I was cursed by some bartender 'friends' and other 'friends' with Malört and your video sums up the experience perfectly. Thanks.
I'm so glad I reccomended this (and apparently many others) and you actually did a review of it! So funny. Thank you for suffering through it 😂 I had the same reactions when I first drank it and when I read "unusual botanical" on the bottle
I’m dying of laughter! Absolute legend
Anyone that wants a reference for the taste, it’s very similar to those “bitter strips” of paper that a lot of high school science classes used for teaching genes. Another similar taste is your ear wax
Yes!!! People think I’m joking when I say it “tastes like black licorice and ear wax,” but that’s dead-on exactly what it tastes like!
Having willingly tried malort...ear wax is a really good description
So I take it it tastes like receipt paper from cashiers?
True genius. Laughed harder than anything else I've seen on the tube lol
Greetings from Chicago! That Malort face was one for the books!
My Chicago friend socked me with this on a visit once. My recollection is that it tastes like a tire fire.
I got this for my friend's birthday. He promptly evacuated his lunch and all trust he had in me.
I have been a fan of your tiktoks for awhile now but Im so glad I have come over to your TH-cam channel! So much more content to laugh my a$$ off at! Love it!!😂😂😂
This is the most accurate description of Mallort possible. Well done.
Literally crying laughing. Spectacular.
I've never tried this one, but many Swedish spirits are made with malört, so this was fun to watch!
Here from TikTok. You are amazing. Your wit and delivery had me in stitches. Can’t wait for more 😂
That was outstanding. Truly, truly outstanding.😂
I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time 😂😂😂
Love to see the longer videos. You’re great mate. I’d love to see a whiskey, Jack Daniels or Jim Bean.
Isnt it Jim Beam
I was thinking laphraiog...
Dude you crack me up 😂😂😂😂 definitely will watch all your stuff.
dude, i needed a funny today, and this delivered. Thanks..
Malort: When you want to experience the taste of death and feet.
Anyone else get cowchop nostalgia?
every day i miss cow chop
Yasssss, so happy you did this!
This is by far the funniest video and comment section of my life.
I've never seen anything so cute as that sweatshirt.
So several months after being made aware of the existence of Malort by this review a buddy of mine who was in Chicago for work actually brought some back and had me try it, and I actually kind of liked it! It's definitely bitter, but where I was expecting bug spray it really reminded me more of a really dry grapefruit flavor. Doesn't have any real smell to speak of though. Would probably work well in a cocktail with something sweet to balance out the bitterness.
This. I think it's more hype than bite. Intensely bitter and loads of grapefruit pith. But that's it. Nothing actually foul.
that thumbnail is absolutely enchanting, it looks like a screenshot from the only funny scene of an incredibly heavy HBO series
I’m here for that amazing Christmas sweater.
When me and my friends first started drinking they hyped it up and gave me a shot trying to trick me. My reaction was "Eh, it's alright". Then they explained that it's supposed to be awful and the joke is to get other people to drink it. So naturally, I poured myself another.
You're a beast!
@@WrightWorld Lol not really. I was just a stupid 21 year old who wanted to get drunk.
MAlort! I'll Have Another!
If you want festive drinks, you should maybe review Advocat: a drink that the Dutch consider to be something for sad lonely old women, and the British consider part of a well-rounded Christmas.
I love your humor!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 started drinking shots of this when I was 21 with my dad. Its an acquired taste. I love it now!!!!
My man knows his biles and rotten... “botanicals”.
"It's bile. It's like a grizzly bear's bile after he's eaten a lot of baby seals". If that's not descriptive...
Hahaha definitely an acquired taste! Hilarious review, keep up the good work!!
As a chicagoan, I have to say I love you for doing this video.
Malort, when you need to unfriend someone in real life.
It goes perfect with surströmming. You should try!
Oh christ... the man would have to be into self flagellation.
If it wasn't for malort I would remember all my trips to Chicago, thank you jepsons.
I literally binged all these videos these are amazing
You're doing it all wrong! You gotta take a shot of it with a tallboy of Old Style to wash it back - the Chicago Handshake. Also, no one from Chicago actually eats deep dish, all about that tavern style!
Thats how I was introduced to it. I've never been mad at someone for buying me a drink before XD
Chicago is a dump
Lots of people eat deepdish in Chicago. Just not everyday like tavern pizza obviously. Love the Mallort combos.
@@J155P Gurantee this guys from nowhere.
@@ShotgunSeanny My man defending our city
The best way to describe Malört is "irredeemable". There is absolutely nothing you can do with Malört to make it any better, it only ruins anything it touches.
A creation so vile, it could only be made in Chicago.
Is it that bad? Damn, now I want to try it.
@@2313rafa yes. It is that bad. It tastes like you licked a dirty burning tire in a puddle located in a parking lot covered with unknown chemicals.
@@2313rafa It’s fine. The traditional way to drink Malort is to chase it with an Old Style beer, a shot and a beer combo we call the Chicago Handshake. It’s no worse than drinking cheap vodka and chased with a cold beer the bitter taste doesn’t linger.
The endless hesitation is what makes this video great
This video caused me to get a bottle, and I really like it. I plan on making cocktails.
Hey now let's not be unfair to Chernobyl water now
You've watched this more than once. Admit it.
Just found you and loving it! Keep up the good work!
Nail polish remover and pencil shavings served up in a old army boot. Good stuff.
Being from Chicago, I felt I had to try Malort just once. And yes, it will only be once. I believe I have the flavor locked in: it is rotten grapefruits, fermented in turpentine for a very, very long time...though your inclusion of bile is very accurate, and it may be an additional ingredient. I'm not sure what's worse, the actual taste of Malort, or the fact that the putrid flavor sticks in the back of your throat for about 20 minutes, and absolutely nothing will get rid of it. Trying it once is way more than enough.
Yep, grapefruits. It's the most straightforward component here. The bilious notes finish it out.
2 things:
1.)Malort pairs nicely with Stiegel Radler. A shot in half a pint of grapefruit radler is delicious.
2.) The "unusual" botanical is wormwood. The reason it taste the way it does is Carl Jeppson was a chain cigar smoker and needed something he could taste through his 20 stogies a day
And in Swedish, wormwood is called "malört" :)
i was making my own bitters once and when i tasted the wormwood i was like - whoa, this is pretty much the only thing in malort. i also second the radler pairing
@@ScreamingTemple I feel like the grapefruit pith/seed flavor overwhelms the wormwood honestly. At least when you compare it to other wormwood forward beverages.
This is the best one so far. I've never seen this liquor before after seeing this i know I never will!!
Perfectly done
When people ask where all the leaded gasoline went...
XD You gonna put a PO Box for people to send you stuff to review?
In the works!
@@unemployedwineguy Southie Mouthwash next!
@@unemployedwineguy that is a.. BOLD.. choice, sir.
Malört is wonderful. Long ago in Denmark I had a proper introduction ~ and went home with the bottle from a rather generous and surprised host.
Send me the bottle if you would like; and the ornament. Where does one get some? :)
It is wormwood snaps; made from wormwood.
I still have a bottle of this sitting with the rest of my drinks. Any time someone comes over, I make sure they have a nice shot of it. It is a glorious thing to watch.
It's rude to poison your guests! 🤣🤮