Alcoholic drinks are popular all over the world. It is difficult to find an adult who has never drunk alcohol. But sometimes the desire to try something new goes beyond all bounds. Here are 12 of the strangest alcoholic drinks of our time.
1. Rice vodka infused with mice
The idea of adding animal bodies to strong alcoholic drinks is not new: what manufacturers just add - scorpions, snakes, caterpillars. In Korea, these mice are no older than three weeks - they are already quite large, but have not yet acquired hair. Mice are placed in a bottle, filled with rice vodka and put the bottle in a cool dark place. A year later, the drink is completely ready for use.
Manufacturers claim that the taste of vodka is simply amazing. Such vodka, according to them, is first of all a medicine, and if you drink it regularly, no illnesses will be terrible. The statement is somewhat doubtful, but there are many hunters to buy an unusual drink.
2. Goldenrot
The cost of one bottle of the Swiss drink Goldenrot is about $300. In fact, this is an ordinary, albeit strong (53.5%) schnapps with cinnamon, but golden flakes are added to the drink during production. Yes, real gold - each liter contains at least 15 mg of gold shavings.
Small golden flakes are clearly visible in the drink. Heavy metal is not safe for health, so the kit includes a sieve with the smallest holes. Before drinking, it is recommended to strain the drink, but most snob buyers neglect this, and suffer the consequences - constant nausea and burning in the stomach. There were cases when gold accumulated in the rectum and had to be operated on. But will this stop a real gourmet?
3. Chicha
Chicha was invented by the Incas more than six centuries ago, and the recipe has not changed over the centuries: women chew corn kernels to a paste, spit the resulting mass into a jug, then the paste is diluted with warm water, poured into clay bottles and placed in a dark, damp place.
Now cumin or anise is added to chicha and the grains are not chewed so thoroughly. But in Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica, remote from civilization, they still adhere to the traditional recipe. True, even in these countries they are trying to ban the drink, imposing fines, since the authorities are convinced that chicha can cause dangerous diseases.
4. Wine from a snake
Snake wine was invented in Vietnam, but over time, the cooking technology migrated to other Asian countries. The basis of the drink is a poisonous snake placed in a bottle, and the main feature of the wine is the poison dissolved in alcohol. The poison is neutralized by ethanol, so the drink is safe for health. Sometimes many small snakes are placed in wine, cockroaches, centipedes, tiny turtles or birds are added for beauty, and the drink is infused for several months.
The second recipe for preparation: the body of a recently killed snake is cut, the juices of its body are added directly to the cup of wine and drunk.
Drinking snake wine is supposed to be done in small sips to fully focus on the taste.
5. Ayahuasca
Translated from the Quechua language, the word "ayahuasca" is translated as "vine of the dead" - this is the name of the gourd vine, from which the drink is prepared. Ayahuasca can only be tasted in one of the wild tribes of the Amazon. The Indians believe that with the help of the drink they gain a connection with the world of the dead. No wonder: the liana is a powerful psychotropic agent, and the drink has a hallucinogenic effect.
6. Changaa
Changaa is an African version of moonshine made in the slums of Kenya. There is nothing new in the recipe - crops like sorghum and corn are distilled and drunk, but Africa is Africa. There is no need to talk about sanitary standards and quality, and the drink is often “seasoned” with sand, dirt, and even human feces. And to make the taste completely unforgettable, they add battery acid, jet fuel or embalming fluid to changaa.
In order to get drunk, a large tall man will need 300 grams. The consequences of the use are appropriate - the most severe hangover, severe headache, nausea and aches all over the body, the risk of complete memory loss. The literal translation of the name of the drink - "kill me quickly" - you involuntarily believe, given its components.
7. Everclear
Everclear is the strongest liqueur in the world. Since the concentration of alcohol in this liqueur is 95%, it is not drunk in its pure form, but is used to create cocktails or as the basis for other alcoholic beverages.
Of course, by and large, Everclear is not a liquor at all, but a real alcohol, but it is called a liquor because of its relatively mild aftertaste. The liquor is made from grain crops, and the fantastic strength was the reason for getting into the Guinness Book of Records.
8. Fijjtu Beer
Now it is no longer possible to try Fijjtu - the only factory in the world lasted five years and was closed in 2003.
9 Gilpin Family Whiskey
Collectible whiskey Gilpin Family Whiskey is produced exclusively to order. The amazing drink was invented by designer and researcher James Gilpin.
The drink has an amazing taste, combining traditional bitterness and mild astringency. Gilpin Family Whiskey has even been called the drink of the gods. True, at that time it was not yet known what was included in its composition.
One of the main ingredients is the urine of older people suffering from type 2 diabetes. By the way, one of the main "suppliers" of raw materials is Gilpin's own grandmother. Urine is filtered through a water purifying filter and added to the drink. There are plenty of people who want to buy whiskey, because this is a collectible drink! Yes, and for sure everyone has friends whom they really want to treat with something like that ...
10. Tsongsul
Tsongsul is not very popular even in the manufacturing country of Korea, and it doesn’t sell very well around the world, but still it is made in fairly large batches.
According to tradition, the main ingredients of tsongsul are human feces and medicinal herbs. All this is kneaded into a fine gruel and insisted on alcohol for four months. The taste of the drink, according to those who drank it, does not cause any disgust. There is even a case when Korean journalists decided to play a trick on young Chinese women. The girls found the drink pleasant, especially the aftertaste. True, having learned from what the wine is made, they sharply changed their minds.
11. Mollort
Mollort is considered the most disgusting tasting drink in the world. It is not very strong (35%) wormwood schnapps. It is difficult to say what the taste is like, but it is described exclusively as "real poison", "abomination", "disgusting rubbish" and so on. In addition, the aroma of molort resembles a whole range of unpleasant odors - just imagine how all turpentine, ink and burnt rubber smell together.
Why is it made and who drinks it? Complex issue. Most likely thrill seekers.
12 Rotten Toe Cocktail
All the drinks described above are just flowers in comparison with the signature cocktail of the Canadian bar "Sourtoe Cocktail Club". Its "highlight" is a real toe of a real human foot, filled with anything - from beer to whiskey or alcohol. The cost of one glass is five dollars.
According to legend, in 1973, a certain Captain Dick Seavens threw his amputated finger into a glass of a friend, since then the tradition has taken root. You can join an elite club only with the recommendation of one of its members. If you do not drink a cocktail, then there is nothing to think about joining. Regular members of the club prefer "their" fingers, and if you come for the first time, you will receive a second-hand finger that has been used more than once.
Driving around different countries, we inevitably learn something new, get acquainted with the local culture and history, try them traditional dishes and drinks. It is for the new knowledge and impressions that travel gives us that we love them so much. However, with gastronomic tastings, you should always be extremely careful not to inadvertently harm your body. The same rule should be followed for alcohol. It must be borne in mind that sometimes the ingredients of some drinks are so peculiar that if you knew about it, you would never agree to drink them. But if you still decide, remember that drinking alcohol is dangerous to health, especially if it's something like this:
Goldenrot
Goldenrot is, in fact, a regular cinnamon-flavored schnapps, the strength of which is 53.5%. But when you see the price of this Swiss drink, you will be indignant and think “well, it’s not made of gold!”. But the problem is that this is exactly what it is. Gold shavings are added to the drink, and each liter contains over 15 milligrams. Because of this, Goldenrot is recommended to be filtered before use, otherwise you risk suffering from unpleasant consequences for the body.
Rice vodka on mice
You won’t surprise anyone with strong alcohol infused with scorpions and caterpillars, but what about vodka on little mice? The cubs are chosen without wool, not older than three weeks, and they are poured with vodka. Then the drink stands for a year in a dark, cool place, after which it can be drunk. According to the manufacturers, it not only tastes great, but also helps protect against diseases.
Chicha
The chicha recipe was invented by the ancient Incas over six centuries ago: women chew corn thoroughly and spit the resulting paste into a jug, which is then diluted with water and infused in clay bottles. However, now they are trying to ban this drink, as it can become a causative agent of diseases.
snake wine
And although it is the birthplace of this drink, today the technology for its preparation is also used in other Asian countries. The main ingredient of this wine is a poisonous snake, which is doused with alcohol to neutralize the poison. Sometimes for "decoration" small snakes, cockroaches, turtles and even birds are also added there.
Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is the name of the gourd liana or "liana of the dead", which is the key ingredient of the drink of the same name. You can try it in one of the wild tribes of the Amazon. It is worth knowing that this is a powerful psychotropic drug that causes hallucinations. According to the Indians, ayahuasca allows you to contact the world of the dead.
Changaa
In the slums of Kenya, they prepare their own version of moonshine, which is called changaa. It would seem that there is nothing unusual in its composition - sorghum and corn - but we should not forget that this is Africa, which means that they do not care about sanitary standards here, in addition to dirty water, jet fuel or battery acid can be added to the drink for taste. The consequences of drinking such alcohol can be easily imagined, not for nothing that the literal translation of its name sounds like “kill me quickly.”
Everclear
This is the name of the strongest liquor in the world, for its degree (95%) got into the Guinness Book of Records. And although it is rather real alcohol, it was called liquor for its mild aftertaste.
Fijjtu
Gilpin Family Whiskey
The inventor of this collectible whiskey, for the excellent taste of the once awarded the title of "drink of the gods", was James Gilpin. However, at that time no one knew what exactly was included in its composition. It turned out that it is made from the urine of older people with type 2 diabetes. It is filtered through a cleaning filter and then added to the drink. Whiskey is made only to order and there are many who want to buy it.
Tsongsul
Such a strange drink is not very popular even in Korea, the country of manufacture. This is probably due to the fact that the composition includes human feces, along with medicinal herbs, crushed into gruel and infused with alcohol. Once, for a joke, Korean journalists gave Chinese women a drink to try. The girls noted a very pleasant aftertaste, but, having learned the truth about how it is made, they quickly changed their minds.
Mollort
Wormwood schnapps Mollort can be called the most disgusting taste alcoholic drink, and I don’t even want to talk about its fetid smell. A reasonable question would be: “who even drinks it and why?” But those who wish are and, most likely, to satisfy the desire for thrills.
Rotten Toe Cocktail
Perhaps this signature drink of the Canadian bar "Sourtoe Cocktail Club" oddly is the leader of our list. The cocktail, which costs about $ 5, is made from a real severed toe of a person, filled with some kind of alcohol. According to legend, in the distant 73rd year, Captain Dick Seavens threw his finger into a friend's glass. And now a cocktail with an amputated finger has become a tradition for joining the local elite club.
Harm ethyl alcohol and any of its derivatives is an obvious and indisputable thing. But even realizing this, people still continue to drink, putting themselves and their health at constant risk. The range of drinks containing alcohol is huge today. To understand how to avoid the dire consequences of a feast, it is important to find out which alcoholic drink is the most harmful and try to avoid drinking it.
Types of alcoholic drinks
The classification of alcoholic beverages based on their strength is as follows:
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Strong alcohol
This includes ethyl alcohol itself, as well as vodka, cognac, whiskey, rum, brandy, tequila, sambuca, absinthe.
Medium strength alcoholic drinks
These are white and red wine, cider, liqueurs, punches, grog, vermouths, including the beloved by many Martini, which is often referred to as practically harmless drinks.
Low alcohol carbonated drinks
Champagne, sparkling wines, beer, ale.
Often, the dangers of alcohol are judged precisely by its strength, and in light of this, beer and champagne seem to be practically harmless soft drinks that have nothing to do with alcoholism and its negative consequences. In reality, the situation is not at all like this: recent studies by Canadian scientists have shown that in recent years more and more people have been suffering not at all from cognac, whiskey, and even low-quality vodka. The most dangerous alcoholic drinks in the world have a low percentage of ethyl alcohol, but they are quickly addictive and drunk in large quantities.
Rating of the most harmful alcoholic beverages
Energy shakes with added alcohol
Studies were conducted at the Canadian University of Victoria, the results of which were published in mid-April 2017. According to the data collected by scientists, those who prefer to mix alcohol with energy drinks or buy ready-made cocktails in cans cause the greatest harm to their heart, brain and internal organs. In addition to the obvious and proven harm to health, such people are more likely than other alcoholics to have attacks of aggression and suicidal attacks. They are also characterized by an increased injury rate: among lovers of alcoholic energy drinks, there are several times more people who got into accidents while intoxicated than among those who prefer less risky drinks.
Canadian scientists explain this by the fact that the stimulating effect of caffeine, which is necessarily part of such drugs, suppresses the relaxing, sedative effect of ethyl alcohol. As a result, a person does not realize not only the fact that he is drunk, but also does not understand the danger of his actions, considering them absolutely normal. Frequent use of alcoholic energy drinks is accompanied by memory lapses and loss of consciousness.
Alcoholic cocktails
Few people can be convinced that the familiar drinks they regularly drink in clubs and cafes are dangerous. Light and tasty, Daiquiris, Margaritas, Cosmopolitan and other mixed spirits options seem no more dangerous than regular soda. They are not perceived as harmful, considering drinks of this kind simply pleasant and relaxing.
But doctors warn: often in beautiful glasses there is real poison. Usually the composition of a cocktail includes: strong alcohol, carbonated drink, alcohol, sweet water or juice, syrup. Together, this forms an explosive mixture that is easily absorbed into the bloodstream, causes a sharp intoxication, increases the level of sugar, forcing all internal organs to work in emergency mode.
The pancreas begins to absorb sugar, the liver neutralizes the breakdown products of ethyl alcohol and at the same time absorbs glucose, the kidneys remove toxins from the blood and lymph, the heart works faster to ensure blood flow to all organs. And this effect is caused by just a glass light cocktail. And the more a person drinks such drinks, the worse he feels the next morning, because for the body such a mode of operation turns out to be unbearable, and then it takes a lot of strength to recover.
Less harmful, according to scientists, are strong alcoholic beverages. This is due to the fact that the amount of additives in them is minimal and the body does not need to deal with several aggressive substances at once. Cognac in small doses will not have a pronounced negative effect, moreover, it effectively lowers blood pressure and makes some viruses less active. But all this corresponds to reality only if we are talking about a dose not exceeding 50 grams.
Liqueurs
They are less harmful than others low alcohol drinks, since they do not contain carbon dioxide and are traditionally consumed in small doses. Their only significant drawback is too much sugar. For this reason, they are contraindicated in patients with diabetes mellitus, as well as persons prone to obesity.
In reasonable doses, both white and red wine are considered medicinal drinks. But only if we are talking about real wines obtained by fermenting grapes. Doctors recommend that women choose red wines, as they contain a very powerful antioxidant that helps fight age-related changes in the body. But red wine is more likely to cause allergies than white varieties. 
Vodka
The safest alcohol is considered to be a strong drink loved by Russians, which is also popular abroad today. This statement is true only if we talk about reasonable doses and high quality of the product. The safety of vodka is explained by a number of circumstances:
- Minimum calories.
- The absence of carbohydrates in the composition.
- Simple composition (alcohol and water).
High-quality vodka almost never turns into a severe hangover, but doctors warn that good snack when drinking this strong alcoholic drink is required.
Thus, the most harmful alcoholic drink is a weak carbonated cocktail with the addition of caffeine and other stimulants. Its use should be categorically abandoned. To date, the issue of production and distribution of alcoholic energy drinks has been taken under state control, and in the near future Russia will join those 14 states in which such drinks are prohibited from being sold through a retail network.
For those who cannot completely abstain from alcohol, doctors recommend choosing high-quality strong alcohol for feasts and not creating cocktails based on it. In this case, it will be possible to minimize the risk and reduce the harm done to the body.
1. Changaa (Changaa)
or Chang'aa(literally meaning "kill me quickly") is an alcoholic drink that is very popular in Kenya.
After consuming 300-400 ml of the drink, a person loses consciousness, and the next day suffers from a severe hangover.
For the manufacture of millet, corn and sorghum are used, its production and distribution is controlled in many cases by criminal gangs, in particular, Mungiki.
illegally produced can be purchased for $0.15-$0.25. Often sold counterfeit , to which jet fuel, embalming fluid, or battery acid are added "for pickup".
Many lovers blinded or poisoned to death with methanol. During police raids in the slums of Nairobi, it was discovered that in order to prepare water was used that contained human feces and decomposed rats.
The Kenyan government legalized moonshine in 2010 in hopes of ending the practice of making beer that had chemicals added to it. Under the new law, should be bottled and sold in glass containers with a warning about the dangers of alcoholic beverages to health.
Selling to persons under 18 is still prohibited, as is vending via vending machines. Any manufacture or sale of counterfeit Changaa carries the risk of a penalty of five million shillings or five years in prison, or both.
2. Fijjtu Beer
After a five-year run, the Fijjtu brewery was closed in 2003 after it was discovered that excessive consumption of its products led to bloody diarrhea, hellish headaches, and vomiting (and that's only in the best case). Some connoisseurs of this beer said that, while intoxicated, they saw vivid images.
3. Goldschlager
Goldschlager- Swiss cinnamon schnapps (contains 53.5% alcohol), which contains very thin, but clearly visible 24-carat gold leaf leaves. in every liter Goldschlager contains ~13 mg of gold, the value of which at the November 2012 exchange rate was €0.56.
Goldschlager produced in Switzerland until 1990, then the brand was acquired by a British company Diageo, which began to produce a drink in Italy. Since 2008, schnapps has been re-produced in Switzerland as a brand of a British company global brands ltd.
Especially for this drink, sieves with tiny holes are produced that trap especially large gold particles. However, most snobs who buy a $300 bottle consume the drink without straining, with the result that tiny pieces of metal often damage the lining of the stomach and rectum.
Gold was often eaten for ritual and magical and pseudo-healing purposes. In India, in particular, these traditions are preserved to this day: according to unverified data, 12 tons of gold are eaten annually.
4. Ayahuasca ( )
In the Amazon, information about ayahuasca is quite widespread. Mostly in the form of legends.
Ayahuasca is called the strongest drug, shamans use it in their rituals; Ayahuasca, with its miraculous power, is able to turn a person into an evil spirit, and also helps spirits turn a person into a zombie. It is also known that many healers use ayahuasca to treat a variety of ailments.
Ayahuasca got its name from the liana growing in the selva - “rope of death” (“aya” - rope, “huasca” - death), which has a narcotic effect on the body. This effect is one-time and not addictive.
In addition, ayahuasca has a strong cleansing effect on the body and a relaxing effect on the human mind, releasing all visions, images, sensations, complexes, thereby healing the human psyche.
Local healers - ayahuasquero - thus penetrate into the subconscious of a person, determining the cause of the disease.
People are said to experience profound positive changes in their lives after consuming ayahuasca, which is often regarded as one of the most effective tools for enlightenment.
In addition, it should be noted that the use of ayahuasca can cause significant but temporary emotional and psychological disturbances. There are many reports of miraculous physical, emotional and spiritual healing; long-term negative effects have not been recorded.
The process of preparing ayahuasca is quite simple: cuts of liana are boiled for more than 12 hours with the leaves of plants, including Psychotria viridis (chacruna) or Diplopterys cabrerana (chalipong). The resulting decoction contains monoamine oxidase inhibitors as well as the powerful psychoactive alkaloid N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Harmine and harmaline stimulate extrasensory perception, which is why they used to be called "telepathin". Real shamans add more than 20 different plants to the broth, each shaman has his own set, which qualitatively affects the effect.
5. Gilpin Family Whiskey
Briton James Gilpin (James Gilpin) produces traditional drink from the urine of patients with type 2 diabetes, without making a secret of the manufacturing technology.
First, urine is filtered through a conventional water purification filter, then
sugar is separated, which is processed and fermented in a special way, then a little ordinary whiskey is added.
The name of the urine supplier is written on the finished bottle.
6. Ttongsul wine
is one of Korea's biggest secrets. This drink is made by pouring alcohol into a pit full of feces where it all ferments. In the course are not only the feces of domestic animals and birds, but also a person, and the latter are the most popular as the most accessible.
It is similar to African jenkem, a hallucinogenic drug derived from the vapors of human feces. But, unlike jenkem, Koreans actually consume from the belief that it can cure various diseases.
Although this drink is losing its popularity today, it can still be found in traditional Korean restaurants. Korean cuisine is famous all over the world, but it is unlikely that foreigners will like this drink. Especially in the case when they find out what it is made of ...
7 Armageddon Beer- the strongest in the world
is a Scottish beer released on November 3, 2012. Its composition includes
crystal malt, wheat, cereals and the purest Scottish spring water, which is frozen during the brewing process.
This is done to increase the alcohol content. The mechanism is very simple: water freezes, but alcohol does not. Excess water in the form of ice is removed by brewers and thus the output is a drink with a strength of 65%!
One glass of beer equivalent to 10 pints of beer Lager, because by fortress superior to whiskey and vodka.
It is brewed in Aberdeenshire in the North East of Scotland., and is sold in bottles of 330 ml.
A bottle costs 80 pounds in stores, but can be bought at half price from the brewers.
8. Swedish liqueur Jeppson's Malört
Jeppson's Malort is a brand of bäsk brännvin of a Chicago company Carl Jeppso. Malort Jeppson is the only BASK brand outside the US named after Carl Jeppson, a Swedish immigrant who pioneered the sale of liquor in Chicago. The Swedish word "malört" means "wormwood", which is the key component of this drink.
Liquor Jeppson's Malort contains 35% alcohol and is considered one of the most vile drinks in the world. The lucky ones who have tasted this drink characterize it as "poisonous poison", "nasty muck" and "vile abomination", the taste of which you will never forget.
In 2011 liquor Jeppson's Malort was awarded the title of "The Worst Liquor in the World".
P.S. Finally, I would like to say to those parents who give alcohol to a child to try: in no case! For a child, this is really poison.
Going on a trip, we strive to try something like that - after all, we came here for impressions (gastronomic, including)! Believe me, if you decide to try this, you will never return the same!
We offer you to get acquainted with the most exotic and dangerous drinks in the world, which are unlikely to seem appetizing to you.
1. Mezcal, or tequila with a caterpillar in alcohol
Such a marketing ploy is intended to show that the drink has a high degree (40% alcohol) and, if the alcohol content were lower, the larva would dissolve. Often, a bag of scarlet powder is sold along with the bottle. This is nothing more than grated chili peppers, salt and dried caterpillars. The powder is poured onto the hand, licked off, and then a stack of mezcal is drunk in one gulp. It probably tastes better than it looks.
Chicha is a fermented beer common in the states of South America - in Ecuador, Peru, Chile. In references to the ancient Incas, there is information about making chicha from corn. There is a version that the name of the drink comes from "chichab" - corn. But in some countries, peach palm fruits, amaranth, apples, maize grains, rice are used as raw materials for chicha.
"Well, a drink. Well, corn. And what?" - you ask. But there is a nuance that is characteristic of traditional chicha. All products for the drink are preliminarily “processed” - they are chewed by local women. Then the resulting mass is poured with warm water and insisted.
According to Peruvians, saliva contains enzymes that help break down starch into simple sugars, which leads to the fermentation process. But we will reassure you - this way of making chichi can be found in some settlements. For mass consumption and tourists, the drink is made from cornmeal.
3. Cocktail "Blood of the snake"
It is difficult to surprise those who travel around the countries of Southeast Asia with dishes and wines from creepers. For example, rattlesnake skewers, grain alcohol or rice wine with a floating snake. But not everyone dares to try the Snake's Blood cocktail.
To prepare it, you need only 2 ingredients - strong alcohol (tuak, rice vodka, arak) and a snake with a freshly cut off head or dissected belly. From the snake, blood is expressed directly into your glass and mixed. You need to drink a cocktail in one gulp so that the blood does not have time to clot. This "yummy" can be tasted in Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.
4. Gilpin Family Whiskey
It would seem that the name implies that this drink takes its history somewhere in the middle of the 18th century and the great-great-great-great-grandchildren decided to continue the work of their ancestor. But our article is about exotic drinks. So, one of the fundamental ingredients of Gilpin Family Whiskey is the urine of elderly type 2 diabetics. This idea was born from a designer from Britain - James Gilpin. As James himself says, the urine of diabetics is rich in sugar, necessary for fermentation.
This valuable sugar is obtained by filtering urine. Various types of whiskey are added to the purified liquid. According to the designer, it is this "ingredient" that adds a special aroma and richness of taste. By the way, Gilpin's grandmother "supplied" urine from the very beginning.
It is worth noting that the Gilpin Family Whiskey is made only to order and there are a lot of people who want it. Who knows, maybe in a hundred years the grandchildren of James Gilpin will continue his work.
5. Rice vodka infused with mice
If you startled at the name alone, then for the Chinese and Koreans this is a traditional drink. For its manufacture, newborn mice are taken (literally, 3 days old), which have not yet opened their eyes and are not covered with hair. Asians believe that these babies give all their life energy to the drink, which means that it becomes healing.
Mice are placed in a vessel with rice vodka and infused for 1 year. This drink is said to cure liver failure and asthma. We don't know for sure about healing properties but it looks creepy.
You have probably heard about the poisonous puffer fish and how difficult it is to cook. Here's another drink called Fugu Hire Sake. It is made from the dried tail and fins of pufferfish, which are set on fire and poured with hot sake. You need to drink in one gulp.
7. Changaa, or "kill me quickly"
Changaa is an African moonshine, the cheapest in the world. It is cooked in the Kenyan slums. Everything in the recipe looks like our moonshine, but this is Africa ... Therefore, changaa is often seasoned with mud, feces, embalming fluid, battery acid - and in general, everything that comes across, if only the taste and effect were more delicious!
To switch off, a tall man needs only 300 grams. A hangover is as cruel as the drink itself. Why "kill me quickly"? This is the literal translation of "changaa".
8. Ayahuasca
The rarest drink that is prepared only in one wild tribe in the Amazon. The name is translated - "liana of the dead." This is the name of the melon liana, from which the drink is made. The crushed vine is boiled for 12 hours, adding a few more types of plants. You can drink ayahuasca immediately after preparation.
This wine with an unpronounceable name is made in Korea. Koreans are known for their weird food and drink habits, but this is somehow beyond comprehension.
The ingredients of tssongsul are medicinal herbs, sugar, alcohol and ... feces of children under 6 years old. People who dared to try this wine expressed different opinions, but very many agreed that it had a sweet taste. This is probably why tsongsul in Korea is usually served with dessert.
The drink is prepared as follows: all the ingredients are placed in a pit lined with baked clay and poured with alcohol. Then, for 3-4 months, all this ferments and ferments.
Dr. Li Shan Su - today, the only person who knows the right recipe cooking tsongsul. In an interview, he said: “It makes me sad that feces are no longer used for medicine. IN traditional recipe wine - purified feces of children under 6 years of age. Tsongsul quickly puts on feet and prevents pain. The taste of the wine may seem unusual, but if you do not think about what it is from, you will quickly get used to it. After all, the problems of perception are in the head.
10. Finger Dried Drink
The drink is served at the Sourtoe Cocktail Club, which is located in the Canadian town of Dawson. By the way, the name translates as "Dried Finger Cocktail Club". main ingredient- a great amputated toe of a human foot, which you can add to any drink.
The very first "ingredient" belonged to Louis Liken. Once, in 1920, he was carrying a large shipment of rum to Alaska and got frostbite on his finger, which had to be amputated. The phalanx was alcoholized by throwing it into a bottle of alcohol. A little more than 50 years later, in 1973, the captain of the ship, Dick Stevenson, discovered this very bottle in one of the cabins and, for the sake of fun, invited his friends to drink champagne by adding a finger to the glass. It was in the bar of the Eldorado Hotel. Jokes are jokes, but the tradition took root and the Sourtoe Cocktail Club was born. And now the finger is added not only to champagne, but also to any other drink.
After miner Harry got drunk and accidentally swallowed his finger in 1980, a $500 fine was introduced in the bar, in case someone wants to repeat this "feat". As absurd as it sounds, in 2009 one of the customers was drinking whiskey and intentionally ate a finger that had been served with drinks since 2002. After that, the fine increased by 5 times and amounts to $2,500.
Well, what can I say at the end...
There are so many amazing things in the world, but some things are simply shocking. Now you are armed with knowledge and will not drink everything that is offered to you!
