so that prevent gangrene, Otto chopped off his brothers frostbitten toe.
The two then preserved the amputated toe in a jar of alcohol as a memento.
He brought the pickled toe downtown, where somehow it became the essential ingredient of the celebrated drink.
Nearly all of them have gone missingsome stolen and some washed down the throat.
The first deglutition was accidental, when a miner swallowed it on his thirteenth glass of Sourtoe champagne.
That happened in 1980, and it was the original toe.
The Saloons eighth toe was stolen in June this year.
Thats probably how it got swallowed in the first place.
The hotel responded by raising the fine to $2,500.
The sourtoe sitting over a lump of salt, used to preserve the toe.
Photo credit:TravelingOtter/Flickr
All participants who successfully complete the Sourtoe Cocktail challenge is awarded a certificate.
Photo credit:Jimmy Emerson/Flickr
Sources:dawsoncity.ca/NPR/The Guardian/Inverse
