Sourtoe Cocktail (Would You Drink This

The notorious "Sourtoe Cocktail" — a shot of Yukon Jack containing a dehydrated human toe — is a bizarre tradition at the Downtown Hotel's Sourdough Saloon, in Dawson City. 

The crazy tradition dates back to 1973 when Captain Dick Stevenson found a preserved toe in a Yukon cabin and created an exclusive drinking club based around the toe.

The bartender (also called the “toe captain”) drops a mummified toe into your choice of alcohol and the drink is ready but the drinker must follow the Sourdough Saloon rule:

Manchester man says drinking a cocktail with his own toe in it was "just like having a black ice cube in there, really....."

Manchester man says drinking a cocktail with his own toe in it was "just like having a black ice cube in there, really....."

Severed Toe For Famous Sourtoe Cocktail Stolen, Then Returned

In something that reads straight out of a Tintin adventure a severed, mummified toe was stolen from the Downtown Hotel in Canada. Prepare to get squeamish because this toe was used to prepare their famous Sourtoe Cocktail in their bar.

The tradition started (because, Canada, jk) after a man had to amputate his toe due to frostbite and preserved it with alcohol. A native discovered it years later…