Jeppson’s Malört is Chicago’s famously bitter, wormwood-based digestif—and one of the city’s most unmistakable bar traditions. Its story begins with Swedish immigrant Carl Jeppson, who produced his traditional bäskbrännvin during Prohibition and sold it as a medicinal tonic. The spirit known today as Jeppson’s Malört debuted in 1933, and after decades of production elsewhere, it finally returned home to Chicago in 2019.
Dry, intensely herbal and unapologetically bitter, Malört delivers earthy wormwood, grapefruit peel and a long, bracing finish. It isn’t meant to disappear quietly—it’s the bottle people talk about long after the first sip.
HOW TO ENJOY: Serve it chilled as a shot, sip it neat after dinner or pair it with a cold beer for the classic Chicago Handshake. It can also add a firm, distinctive bitter edge to cocktails.
750 ML | 35% ABV
