Artwork

Contenuto fornito da Matt Birchard. Tutti i contenuti dei podcast, inclusi episodi, grafica e descrizioni dei podcast, vengono caricati e forniti direttamente da Matt Birchard o dal partner della piattaforma podcast. Se ritieni che qualcuno stia utilizzando la tua opera protetta da copyright senza la tua autorizzazione, puoi seguire la procedura descritta qui https://it.player.fm/legal.
Player FM - App Podcast
Vai offline con l'app Player FM !

Episode 114: Jeppson's Malört

19:54
 
Condividi
 

Manage episode 355720442 series 2826381
Contenuto fornito da Matt Birchard. Tutti i contenuti dei podcast, inclusi episodi, grafica e descrizioni dei podcast, vengono caricati e forniti direttamente da Matt Birchard o dal partner della piattaforma podcast. Se ritieni che qualcuno stia utilizzando la tua opera protetta da copyright senza la tua autorizzazione, puoi seguire la procedura descritta qui https://it.player.fm/legal.

Episode 114 features Jeppson's Malört. Bottled in 750ml at 35% ABV, or 70 proof and it retails for about $22.

Enjoy this episode with a shot of Jeppson's Malört straight.

Jeppson's Malört official website: https://www.jeppsonsmalort.com/

Brief Historical Timeline:

  • 1880s - Carl Jeppson immigrates to Chicago, Illinois, USA from Sweden
  • 1920s - Carl Jeppson begins making and selling door to door his own bask brännvin, later to be named Malört
  • 1933 - Carl Jeppson sells Malört to Bielzoff Products
  • 1945 - George Brode buys Bielzoff Products, eventually renaming the company Red Horse Liquors
  • 1953 - George Brode sells Red Horse Liquors, except for Malört
  • 1986 - Mar-Salle Distillery in Chicago, who had been making Malört since 1953, closes so production moves to Kentucky
  • 1999 - George Brode dies, leaving Jeppson's Malört to his friend and long-time secretary Patricia Gabelick
  • 2007 - The hastag #malortface catches on in Chicago with photos shared online
  • 2011 - Chicago comedian Sam Mechling begins promoting Malört on Twitter and Facebook, eventually raising the ire of Patricia Gabelick
  • 2012 - Sam Mechling officially joins the Carl Jeppson Company
  • 2018 - CH Distillery in Chicago buys the Carl Jeppson Company and Jeppson's Malört bringing production back to Chicago
  • 2020 - The brand was selling about 20,000 9-liter equivalent cases annually

Key Cocktails:

Don't mess around, you just take shots of Jeppson's Malört.

References:

Chicago Tribune Article on the History of Jeppson's

Thrillist Facts List

Food and Wine Article

Serious Eats Article

YouTube Video Featuring Production at CH Distillery

YouTube Video Featuring an Interview with Sam Mechling

YouTube Video: "Chicago's Grossest Drink, Explained"

YouTube Video: "The Worst Liquor Ever"

Contact Information:

Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com

Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/

Twitter: @LLConnoisseur

  continue reading

122 episodi

Artwork
iconCondividi
 
Manage episode 355720442 series 2826381
Contenuto fornito da Matt Birchard. Tutti i contenuti dei podcast, inclusi episodi, grafica e descrizioni dei podcast, vengono caricati e forniti direttamente da Matt Birchard o dal partner della piattaforma podcast. Se ritieni che qualcuno stia utilizzando la tua opera protetta da copyright senza la tua autorizzazione, puoi seguire la procedura descritta qui https://it.player.fm/legal.

Episode 114 features Jeppson's Malört. Bottled in 750ml at 35% ABV, or 70 proof and it retails for about $22.

Enjoy this episode with a shot of Jeppson's Malört straight.

Jeppson's Malört official website: https://www.jeppsonsmalort.com/

Brief Historical Timeline:

  • 1880s - Carl Jeppson immigrates to Chicago, Illinois, USA from Sweden
  • 1920s - Carl Jeppson begins making and selling door to door his own bask brännvin, later to be named Malört
  • 1933 - Carl Jeppson sells Malört to Bielzoff Products
  • 1945 - George Brode buys Bielzoff Products, eventually renaming the company Red Horse Liquors
  • 1953 - George Brode sells Red Horse Liquors, except for Malört
  • 1986 - Mar-Salle Distillery in Chicago, who had been making Malört since 1953, closes so production moves to Kentucky
  • 1999 - George Brode dies, leaving Jeppson's Malört to his friend and long-time secretary Patricia Gabelick
  • 2007 - The hastag #malortface catches on in Chicago with photos shared online
  • 2011 - Chicago comedian Sam Mechling begins promoting Malört on Twitter and Facebook, eventually raising the ire of Patricia Gabelick
  • 2012 - Sam Mechling officially joins the Carl Jeppson Company
  • 2018 - CH Distillery in Chicago buys the Carl Jeppson Company and Jeppson's Malört bringing production back to Chicago
  • 2020 - The brand was selling about 20,000 9-liter equivalent cases annually

Key Cocktails:

Don't mess around, you just take shots of Jeppson's Malört.

References:

Chicago Tribune Article on the History of Jeppson's

Thrillist Facts List

Food and Wine Article

Serious Eats Article

YouTube Video Featuring Production at CH Distillery

YouTube Video Featuring an Interview with Sam Mechling

YouTube Video: "Chicago's Grossest Drink, Explained"

YouTube Video: "The Worst Liquor Ever"

Contact Information:

Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com

Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/

Twitter: @LLConnoisseur

  continue reading

122 episodi

Tutti gli episodi

×
 
Loading …

Benvenuto su Player FM!

Player FM ricerca sul web podcast di alta qualità che tu possa goderti adesso. È la migliore app di podcast e funziona su Android, iPhone e web. Registrati per sincronizzare le iscrizioni su tutti i tuoi dispositivi.

 

Guida rapida

Ascolta questo spettacolo mentre esplori
Riproduci