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It is one of the most famous drinks in Canada, but what is the story behind the Sourtoe Cocktail?

While the cocktail is relatively new, the legend behind it dates back a century. So, let's learn more about this Dawson City tradition!

According to legend, two brothers, Louie and Otto Linken, were caught in a blizzard in the early-1920s. The legend states they were rum-runners and were doing a cross-border delivery. On the fateful night, they were fleeing from police.
To help direct his dog team, Louie stepped off the sled and his foot went into the icy water.

By the time the brothers returned to their cabin, Louie's foot was frozen solid. To prevent it from going gangrene, Otto chopped off Louie's toe with an axe and put the toe in a jar of alcohol.

Fast forward 50 years and Captain Dick Stevenson found the jar and toe in a cabin. At that point, he decided to create the Sourtoe Cocktail Club. To join, one just has to drink a cocktail, costing $5, and their lips must touch the toe as they drink.

The instructions are:
"You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe."

The first toe lasted seven years before it was accidently swallowed by a man on his 13th glass of the Sourtoe cocktail who fell backwards.

In 2013, Joshua Clark, a writer from New Orleans, swallowed the toe on purpose. He was fined $500 and soon found a group of angry bartenders and town residents looking for him. He quickly slipped out of town. He was banned from the Downtown Hotel. Clark returned three years later to apologize.

Various toes have also been stolen by customers, hoping for a memento from their experience. Today, stealing the toe carries a $2,500 fine.

To date, 100,000 people have drank the sourtoe cocktail. Many toes have been used, 25 in total, that have been donated for the purpose of being in the sourtoe cocktail. Three toes were donated by Nick Griffiths, an endurance athlete who lost his toes to frostbite. Another toe arrived in a jar with a note that warned about mowing the lawn in open-toe sandals.

To be used in the cocktail, the toes are cured in salt for six months.

In 2019, the man who created the sourtoe cocktail, Dick Stevenson, died. In his will, he requested all 10 of his toes be donated for use in the sourtoe cocktail. His ashes were also put in a toe-shaped urn.

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