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The Rise of Malört, an Unexpected Midwest princess

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79 points mooreds | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 14:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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some_random ◴[20 Nov 24 17:19 UTC] No.42196129[source]▶
I'm a complete weirdo apparently who really likes the flavor of malort, it's bitter and herbal and so if you like those flavors you'll enjoy it. I kinda resent the amount of marketing that the new owners have churned out hyping it up, although I do appreciate what they're doing.

If you think you might enjoy it, give it a shot I'd describe the flavor as sweetened church pew, then grapefruit bitterness. If you're not expecting it you'll almost certainly hate it, but it's really not that bad.

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lopatin ◴[20 Nov 24 17:55 UTC] No.42196493[source]▶
I love the ads:

"Malort: Weeding out Chicago's weak since 1934"

"Malort: When you need to unfriend someone in person"

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1. internet_points ◴[21 Nov 24 08:14 UTC] No.42202178[source]▶
malört meaning wormwood, which https://www.etymonline.com/word/wormwood says may be an alteration of

> wer "man" + mod "courage," from its early use as an aphrodisiac