63. Sourtoe Cocktail Club

History Unhinged: Rainy Day Rabbit Holes

🍹 The Sour Toe Cocktail: A Toast to the Absurd in Dawson City
You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe.
In this episode of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes, we venture into the chilling and bizarre history of Dawson City's infamous Sour Toe Cocktail Club. Join Shea and Jody as they unravel the chilling tale of how a mummified toe became the key ingredient in a drink that has captivated the curious and the brave alike.
Set against the backdrop of the Yukon Territory in the 1920s, we meet bootlegging brothers whose ill-fated adventure leads to a gruesome DIY surgery that would ultimately preserve a toe for posterity. Fast forward to 1973, when Captain Dick Stevenson discovers this preserved digit, sparking the creation of the now-legendary cocktail that requires patrons to kiss the toe in order to join the exclusive Sour Toe Cocktail Club.
With stories of missing toes, drunken antics, and the bizarre lengths people go to for a night of fun, you'll be both horrified and amused by the lengths to which humans will go in the name of a good time. Can you believe over 100,000 people have dared to sip from this macabre concoction? Would you be brave enough to join them?
💀 Grab your drink and join us as we toast to the strange, the unhinged, and the downright absurd!
⏳ Chapters & Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to Rainy Day Rabbit Holes!
02:00 - Dawson City: A Brief Overview
05:15 - Meet the Bootlegging Brothers
09:30 - The Toe Amputation and Its Aftermath
14:00 - Captain Dick Stevenson and the Birth of the Sour Toe Cocktail
18:45 - The Ritual of the Sour Toe Cocktail
23:00 - Tales of Missing Toes and Wild Antics
28:30 - The Legacy of the Sour Toe Cocktail Club
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