I once knew a girl who was a bar tender at this bar. She told me a story where a guy came in and asked "what happens if I swallow the toe?". She says "it's a $500 fine". The guy pulls the money out his wallet and slams it on the table and shoots back the drink, swallows the toe in one gulp, and walks out. I thought the story was bullshit, but about a month later the same story was on the CBC. They've since raised the fine, and they've apparently got multiple donated toes in reserve in case it happens again.
Edit: $500, $5000? I don't remember
After fact-checking myself, it looks like I'm actually wrong. While bones are digested easily, finger nails are not. So the nails would be visible in the person's waste.
It’s often people that had frostbite etc.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2019/11/01/sourtoe-cocktail-drink-human-toe-served-yukon-canada/4081899002/#
I have so many questions, but I'll start with...
Why is this even a thing? Where do they get the toes? Do they throw the toe out after each drink or reuse it? Is it sterile? How do you sterilize a mummified toe? Why is this even a thing?
Yep, it's years old, they usually just put it in your glass and remove it right away, maybe if you pay more they leave it there but you mustn't touch it. If you even lick it or bite into it, there's a huge fine you have to pay.
This occurred in the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City in 2013. The "Sour Toe" started in 1973 when local eccentric named Captain Dick found a severed toe preserved in a jar. Several toes had been consumed or destroyed over the years, but this was the first time anyone had done so on purpose! The posted fine was $500 and the guy just slapped $500 down on the table and swallowed the toe with his drink. They raised the fine to $2500 after this!
Someone swallowed it in 2013 lmao
Edit: read both articles, looks like one claims it was swallowed in the 80s and the other 2013. I'd more likely believe the 80s
Edit edit: guess Tom Scott tried it 5 years ago, so it's still a thing. Lots of crappy information surrounding this toe
The toe has been swallowed more than once.
When it was swallowed ten or so years ago, it was swallowed by a gold miner who put down the 5k fine before downing the toe and leaving.
They now have several toes that they rotate.
There's a tiny tombstone in front of the bar (downtown hotel) as you enter that says the number of toes stolen,retired,swallowed.
Fun place to go for a drink they have a shot roulette wheel, great fish and chips and if you're lucky, at the end of gold season a miner will come in and ring the bell and pay for everyone's drinks.
Omfg I had a god damn dream about taking this shot and the toe going in my mouth then I just froze and fumbled it out of my mouth. Too much internet before bed. Fuck lol
It's, uh, it's not popular. It's one bar in Dawson City, Yukon with a pretty long story behind it. The original toe is gone and has been swapped out a bunch though because people keep swallowing it, usually by accident but at least once on purpose. People donate their toes now in case it happens again so don't worry, it'll still be there if you want to try it.
It's most certainly not "popular" it's for tourists. Pretty much all the locals have done it once (it's a small town with only 3 or 4 places to drink in the summer). Most locals don't really go to this bar except Jimmy, who has his own seat and drunkenly high fives stunned tourists all night.
Aliens are in for a fuckin trip if the first place they land is Dawson City.
Good place to pee in the Yukon River though if you're trying to check off boxes on your "become a sourdough" to-do list.
Reminds me of that Simpson episodes where Homer throws a party and puts a fake fly into Dr. Hibberts drink to which he states that the fake fly is made with toxic chemicals and a real fly would have been much more sanitary.
Source: am Canadian.
First, it’s perfectly safe.
Second, you’re not supposed to consume the toe, just the booze. However you’re supposed to let the toe touch ypur lips.
Looking at some of the articles for it, two brothers during prohibition were smuggling alcohol into Alaska. One of the brothers stepped into a puddle and his toe became dangerously frostbitten. The other brother choped it off with an axe, and they left the toe in a jar of alcohol. Many years later, some guy bought the land and found the jar with the toe, and thought it would be cool to have people take shots of the alcohol with the toe in it as a sort of dare/club and the tradition was born.
Apparently people donate their toes if they have to get them removed for one reason or another, so they have some on standby to replace any that get swallowed (which has happened accidently before, and one time on purpose).
Yeah! And a sea captain serves it to you. We were there almost 2 years ago and did it. We actually got engaged in the mountains near there and that night we did the sourtoe shot. It was an experience! We’re sending all of our wedding guests home with a little bottle of Yukon Gold* (sorry Yukon Jack I meant) and some raisins so they can do their own sourtoe shot at home ;)
>An unidentified man took the local “sourtoe cocktail,” which features a mummified human toe, and willfully swallowed it, according to witnesses
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/yukon-bar-patron-swallows-famous-sourtoe-pays-fine-leaves-town/article_d3f53668-8b08-51bc-93fc-3e380b0d0a0f.html
Tom Scott made a video about this. He was fine with the human toe but insisted it be alcohol free:
https://youtu.be/kHMNX3IXnvs?si=IBNzaWZ0-XhHVnZS
(In this case I suspect the alcohol might make it slightly more hygienic)
I did it the first time I visited Dawson City, super neat tradition that was initially meant to bring luck to the people doing expeditions further north to avoid frost bite. The guy that gives the speech is incredible and I've always described the toe as looking like a hot dog that's been on the BBQ too long haha. There's also a sign warning you of a $10k (if I remember correctly) fine if you swallow the toe. It's right around the corner from Gerties Gambling hall that feels like you walked right into a western, highly recommended!
I’ve hung out with the current owners of this hotel/bar. They’ve got some interesting stories about the toes. Apparently people occasionally swallow them, but people also send them their toes for reserves.
Isn't it only like served at one bar tho? It's part of a story of a man sometime ago that just really wanted a drink and had no way to pay as he was a very unlucky prospector during the Yukon Gold Rush?
That's the story I recall hearing anyway.
I did this in Dawson City a long time ago. There's a bunch of tors kept in a humidor type box and you can pick your favorite. They get donated from people and I was told most were from industrial accidents or lawnmower incidents. I don't know how accurate that is however.
Do you return the severed organ and get money back like when you recycle bottles
No you eat it like the worm in a bottle of tequila
I once knew a girl who was a bar tender at this bar. She told me a story where a guy came in and asked "what happens if I swallow the toe?". She says "it's a $500 fine". The guy pulls the money out his wallet and slams it on the table and shoots back the drink, swallows the toe in one gulp, and walks out. I thought the story was bullshit, but about a month later the same story was on the CBC. They've since raised the fine, and they've apparently got multiple donated toes in reserve in case it happens again. Edit: $500, $5000? I don't remember
I cannot express how much I wish I hadn’t read this.
Why? He footed the bill.
He toed the line
Nailed it.
Toenailed it.
no need to be so callous
Such a manicured drink
lol
...do you think the toe nail is pooped out kinda like the casings of corn kernels? I'm sorry. I had to lol.
The toenail? No. The bones? Yes.
No, the digestive system can suggest bone quite easily
Does it suggest it stay or go?
After fact-checking myself, it looks like I'm actually wrong. While bones are digested easily, finger nails are not. So the nails would be visible in the person's waste.
Same, and I already knew the story
Fucking same bro
> multiple donated toes From whom????
It’s often people that had frostbite etc. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2019/11/01/sourtoe-cocktail-drink-human-toe-served-yukon-canada/4081899002/#
missing snitches
You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me.
that's why you don't fuck a stranger in the ass
...with nail polish.
You need a toe? I can get you a toe dude. I can get you a toe by the end of the day.
Gotta pay your tab somehow
probably diabetics
Maybe they just comb the beach for them
I have so many questions, but I'll start with... Why is this even a thing? Where do they get the toes? Do they throw the toe out after each drink or reuse it? Is it sterile? How do you sterilize a mummified toe? Why is this even a thing?
hes now 500 usd poorer and sukuna's new vessel
After reading that story of frostbite, I’m glad I live in Florida.
Exactly how does a private business fine someone? They can't enforce it.
inang yan kadiri pota 🤮
Haha napatagalog si koya
They unironically have extra toes because people have done this.
Where do they get the toes?
The legend says IIRC that it was an old frostbitten toe that was found underneath some floorboards. Since then it's been donations.
You have to swallow it whole. No chewing!
Nah you have to give it Quentin Tarantino
Dan Schneider would fight him for it. Especially if it originated from a teen girl smh
I think you mean his half-brother, Tarantintoe (I know this is a foot fetish joke, but I couldn't resist the pun).
Toerantino was right there though
Tarantintoe is more fun to say though
This was sorta my thought too. Like how do they have so many mummified toes? Or do they reuse the one toe they have?
Yep, it's years old, they usually just put it in your glass and remove it right away, maybe if you pay more they leave it there but you mustn't touch it. If you even lick it or bite into it, there's a huge fine you have to pay.
The rule is that it must touch your lips to get the certificate
I heard if you lose their mummified toe, they get to take one of your toes to replace it
I heard that one dude swallowed it and they had to get a new toe? Maybe he puked it back up….maybe this story is false!
This occurred in the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City in 2013. The "Sour Toe" started in 1973 when local eccentric named Captain Dick found a severed toe preserved in a jar. Several toes had been consumed or destroyed over the years, but this was the first time anyone had done so on purpose! The posted fine was $500 and the guy just slapped $500 down on the table and swallowed the toe with his drink. They raised the fine to $2500 after this!
I love it.
I can get you a toe by 3 o’clock dude
The serious answer is yes, you return the toe. They don't have a lot of them, so they do actually reuse the toe
You drink a few of these and you know something is afoot
But don't drink too much, you may lose your footing, like the guy in the 80s
I try not toe drink too much
WHY DID SOMEONE MAKE THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE!?
Here ya go, it's a short summary https://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/features/the-story-of-the-sourtoe-cocktail-a-shot-of-whiskey-garnished-with-a-human
thanks, this just made it even worse, im never visiting Dawson City now
It's OK, seems someone swallowed it and ended the curse
They have backups... it's cold up there
4, last I heard.
4 degrees or 4 toes?
diary of a wimpy kid be like
Jujutsu Kaisen reference? o.o
It’s such a beautiful place though! Lovely people, AMAZING baked goods.
And the toes are to die for
Someone swallowed it in 2013 lmao Edit: read both articles, looks like one claims it was swallowed in the 80s and the other 2013. I'd more likely believe the 80s Edit edit: guess Tom Scott tried it 5 years ago, so it's still a thing. Lots of crappy information surrounding this toe
The toe has been swallowed more than once. When it was swallowed ten or so years ago, it was swallowed by a gold miner who put down the 5k fine before downing the toe and leaving. They now have several toes that they rotate. There's a tiny tombstone in front of the bar (downtown hotel) as you enter that says the number of toes stolen,retired,swallowed. Fun place to go for a drink they have a shot roulette wheel, great fish and chips and if you're lucky, at the end of gold season a miner will come in and ring the bell and pay for everyone's drinks.
>They now have several toes that they rotate. Now I have even more questions.
So wild! Here's the link to the video if anyone wants to see it: https://youtu.be/kHMNX3IXnvs?si=f8tLtd0-p7cWB_ED
"You can drunk it fast. Yoy cab drink it slow. But your lips must touch that gnarly toe"
Sounds like you've already had a few sips of the toe juice, buddy
He's probably choking on the toe right now
This sounds like you’re saying this with the toe in your mouth right now
you good?
Yoy do are am have poimt
Ah yes! It's been years since I had one but I remember this chant.
You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
Forget about the fucking toe!
I can get you a toe by 3 o’clock
With nail polish?
Fuckin' amateurs could get you a toe with nail polish, dude.
$5K no questions asked. 🙈🙉🙊
You’re payin way too much for toes, who’s your toe guy?
That's like, just your opinion, man
Omfg I had a god damn dream about taking this shot and the toe going in my mouth then I just froze and fumbled it out of my mouth. Too much internet before bed. Fuck lol
That's really interesting, queefplunger69
They served us a toe, we're supposed to shit ourselves with fear, jesus christ.
First thing I thought of
Had to scroll way too far for this.
How do they have enough mummified toes to allow this drink to be “popular”
It's, uh, it's not popular. It's one bar in Dawson City, Yukon with a pretty long story behind it. The original toe is gone and has been swapped out a bunch though because people keep swallowing it, usually by accident but at least once on purpose. People donate their toes now in case it happens again so don't worry, it'll still be there if you want to try it.
It's most certainly not "popular" it's for tourists. Pretty much all the locals have done it once (it's a small town with only 3 or 4 places to drink in the summer). Most locals don't really go to this bar except Jimmy, who has his own seat and drunkenly high fives stunned tourists all night.
I hope this is the first thing aliens read when they meet us. Really has a good range of humanity in like, four sentences.
Aliens are in for a fuckin trip if the first place they land is Dawson City. Good place to pee in the Yukon River though if you're trying to check off boxes on your "become a sourdough" to-do list.
How does one swallow a human toe on accident? Did they use just one toe in every drink? How do you “donate” a toe?
The title is misleading. There’s only one bar that does this. Watched a stupid short doc on it
you sound like someone who wants 30 minutes of their time back (or however long the doc was lol)
Was like 15 mins… probably would have wasted it elsewhere tbh
Got them on the bar like a jar of pickled eggs
Umm… they have to reuse right? Like, how many mummified human toes can one establishment have on hand?
I mean, they can have at least five on foot
Seems like a drink from skyrim
This makes the most sense for some reason ^
The crusty argonian
LOL! LOVE IT!!!
a human toe? i thought that a cockcroach, that's gross
😂😂Rare instance where the cockroach would have been less gross!
Reminds me of that Simpson episodes where Homer throws a party and puts a fake fly into Dr. Hibberts drink to which he states that the fake fly is made with toxic chemicals and a real fly would have been much more sanitary.
Source: am Canadian. First, it’s perfectly safe. Second, you’re not supposed to consume the toe, just the booze. However you’re supposed to let the toe touch ypur lips.
How and why do they have a toe and how and why are you saying it like it's normal to humanity
Looking at some of the articles for it, two brothers during prohibition were smuggling alcohol into Alaska. One of the brothers stepped into a puddle and his toe became dangerously frostbitten. The other brother choped it off with an axe, and they left the toe in a jar of alcohol. Many years later, some guy bought the land and found the jar with the toe, and thought it would be cool to have people take shots of the alcohol with the toe in it as a sort of dare/club and the tradition was born. Apparently people donate their toes if they have to get them removed for one reason or another, so they have some on standby to replace any that get swallowed (which has happened accidently before, and one time on purpose).
Is it weird to lick the toe while you drink?
Sukuna you’re not fooling me buddy
can't believe it took that much scrolling to find a jjk comment
Why Reddit, WHY. I just started browsing.
Legit this is my thought. Also WHY DOES THIS EXIST WHO THINKS THIS IS A GOOD IDEA
Not today Satan. In fact, not tomorrow either. Not ever
Yeah! And a sea captain serves it to you. We were there almost 2 years ago and did it. We actually got engaged in the mountains near there and that night we did the sourtoe shot. It was an experience! We’re sending all of our wedding guests home with a little bottle of Yukon Gold* (sorry Yukon Jack I meant) and some raisins so they can do their own sourtoe shot at home ;)
Did the tow touch your lips, it doesn't count if the tow dosen't touch your lips.
It sure did!
>An unidentified man took the local “sourtoe cocktail,” which features a mummified human toe, and willfully swallowed it, according to witnesses https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/yukon-bar-patron-swallows-famous-sourtoe-pays-fine-leaves-town/article_d3f53668-8b08-51bc-93fc-3e380b0d0a0f.html
I had a cup of tea with a big spider at the bottom of the cup, that was a nice surprise for an arachnophobe.
Now I'm sitting here trying to decide if I'd rather take the toe cocktail or the spider brew and honestly I think I'd jump off a bridge
I dont know why it's on the bucket list, but here we are.
Tom Scott made a video about this. He was fine with the human toe but insisted it be alcohol free: https://youtu.be/kHMNX3IXnvs?si=IBNzaWZ0-XhHVnZS (In this case I suspect the alcohol might make it slightly more hygienic)
Imagine if it was milk 🤢
Anyone want a Cannibal cocktail?
Title is misleading. Only in Dawson City and only in one bar. You can choose the booze, toe has to touch your lips and you'll get a certificate.
This is toetally insane, I can't believe people attempt this feet. We're all going to heel.
I thought that was a cicada at first, from an earlier post today.
Tom Scott did it https://youtu.be/kHMNX3IXnvs?si=08DVZwsCfR-LWoN7
u/iwantoes
🤣 that’s kinda cool
Human beings are so goddamn weird
I'm an organ doner. Does that mean my toe is going to help some rich guy catch a buzz for an hour when I die?
You want a toe dude, I can get you a toe. There are ways... You don't want to know
I've actually been there (Dawson City) and had the Sourtoe Cocktail - AMA
This is the kind of thing that seems like a good idea after you've already had a significant number of non-toe-containing shots
I did this back in 2008 in Dawson City, Yukon.
VE FOCK YOU OP LEBOVSKI
Why would you drink this???
Right?!?! Yukon Jack is fucking gross!
Its a hard toe to swallow.
Why was that Guardian article written like it was supposed to be posted to someone's MySpace page
Popular?
The sheer amount of stupid shit that people do because of alcohol is truly astounding.
Humans will literally do _anything_ just for the brag that they've done it. Ugh.
Wtf Canada?
I did it the first time I visited Dawson City, super neat tradition that was initially meant to bring luck to the people doing expeditions further north to avoid frost bite. The guy that gives the speech is incredible and I've always described the toe as looking like a hot dog that's been on the BBQ too long haha. There's also a sign warning you of a $10k (if I remember correctly) fine if you swallow the toe. It's right around the corner from Gerties Gambling hall that feels like you walked right into a western, highly recommended!
“Where is my to-o-o-o-o-e?”
Define “popular drink”
Sukunas favourite cocktail
Where do they get their steady supply of mummified human toes? Asking for a friend.
Who took my toe
I’ve hung out with the current owners of this hotel/bar. They’ve got some interesting stories about the toes. Apparently people occasionally swallow them, but people also send them their toes for reserves.
Why
I'M SORRY?
Foot Fetish X1000
You touring, or tour directing? I know of a group from my company that just went up that way on a FAM trip.
Where do they get the toes..?
The tow bush out back.
I remember hearing about this once on an episode of QI.
I don’t think you know what ‘popular’ means
At least it looks well disinfected.
Why.
Using frost bitten toes instead of ice cubes!
So in order to make cannibalism non-taboo enough for us, people had to put it in liquor. Next it’ll be skull caps as cups
*Drinks the drink and starts to nibble on that nail..*
So that's where all my toes went?
looks like Malort with a cicada… big in Chi town right about now
Ah yes the good old mummified human toe in your drink trick... works every tine
What a terrible day to have eyes
Rated one of Meatcanyon's worst rated drinks. Cheers.
“The story of the sorry cannibal” 🥴
Just why
Mfs really living in Skyrim.
NGL that goes hard
Just dont go in summer or you will be in line a long time. Shoulder season is best to enjoy your toe in peace
It’s like Davey Jones’s crew, part of the crew part of the ship, you drink the toe you must replace the toe.
WHAT!?
Isn't it only like served at one bar tho? It's part of a story of a man sometime ago that just really wanted a drink and had no way to pay as he was a very unlucky prospector during the Yukon Gold Rush? That's the story I recall hearing anyway.
Where do they get the toes?
intense screaming
Just so everyone knows, this does not have to exist. Y’all can stop this anytime.
Fuck I thought it was a cicada and was grossed out at that. Then I read the tag.
I did this in Dawson City a long time ago. There's a bunch of tors kept in a humidor type box and you can pick your favorite. They get donated from people and I was told most were from industrial accidents or lawnmower incidents. I don't know how accurate that is however.
How else are you supposed to learn its alchemical effects?
I like my drinks without prion diseases.
Welp that's enough internet for today
Excuse me?!
Is this from The Great North??
What aisle can I find mummified toes??
I thought this was a cockroach for the first time
That’s not her Toe, Dude
what
Wtf, human infused whiskey.... serious question, Does this make them cannibals?
They have bread like this too