英国男人给酒吧寄了他的脚趾,用来调鸡尾酒?!

打开邮包,里面是一截断指。

相信这是不少人在电影中见过的画面。而断指通常意味着恐吓与死亡威胁。

不过,远在加拿大寒冷的育空(Yukon)地区,一家酒吧的负责人却热切地盼望着人们给他寄去断脚趾……因为他家提供的鸡尾酒以浸泡着人类的脚趾而远近闻名。

英国男子尼克·格里菲斯(Nick Griffiths),最近给远在加拿大育空地区道森市(Dawson City)小镇的市区酒店(Downtown Hotel)寄去了一截他的断脚趾。


道森市小镇的市区酒店 (图 via 网络)

这名退役的英国皇家海军陆战队员,喜爱探险和马拉松。2018年,格里菲斯在育空参加极寒马拉松时,被冻坏了三根脚趾,而不得不将它们截掉。


格里菲斯冻坏的脚趾 (图 via 加拿大省钱快报)

他当时就保证说,会把脚趾保存好,到时候捐给市区酒店的这家名为“酵母沙龙(Sourdough Saloon)”的酒吧,用来调制当地非常有名的“酸脚趾鸡尾酒”(Sourtoe Cocktail)。


酸脚趾鸡尾酒 (图 via 网络)

酸脚趾鸡尾酒是这间酒吧的特色饮品。

The cocktail~q~s famed ingredient is another mummified human toe.

调制这种鸡尾酒所用到的一种有名的食材,就是一截已经风干了的人类脚趾。

For over four decades, tourists and residents have been able to order an alcoholic cocktail of their choice served with a desiccated human toe floating inside.

过去40多年来,游客和当地居民都可以点上一杯他们自己选择的鸡尾酒,鸡尾酒里漂浮着一截已经脱水风干了的人类脚趾。

A local saying goes: "You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe."

当地有句谚语是这么说的:“你可以一口闷,你也可以慢慢酌,但你的嘴唇必须碰触到脚趾”。

It~q~s traditionally served with Yukon Gold whiskey, and must touch the drinkers~q~ lips in order to earn a certificate from the bar.

传统上,脚趾是和育空地区的淘金威士忌(育空100多年前曾兴起长达几十年的淘金热)一起提供的,而且饮酒的人的嘴唇必须碰到脚趾,这样就能从这间酒吧获得一张证书。

▲UK man donates frostbitten toe to Yukon bar (via BBC)


酸脚趾鸡尾酒 (图 via 网络)

1973年,一位名叫迪克·史蒂文森(Dick Stevenson)的船长在育空一艘废弃的船仓里发现了一截保存完好的人类脚趾。这位脑洞奇大的船长开始拿这段脚趾头泡威士忌,还起名叫“酸脚趾威士忌”,并鼓励人们喝下这种酒。

The cocktail’s origins are said to date back to 1973, when local Dick Stevenson discovered a jar containing the amputated toe of a rum runner named Louie Liken, who had it removed after a bout of frostbite in the 1920s. Liken had preserved his toe in a jar of alcohol in his cabin.

据说,这种鸡尾酒的起源可以追溯到1973年,当时,迪克·史蒂文森发现了一个罐子,里面装着酒贩子路易·利肯一个被截下来的脚趾。路易·利肯在20世纪20年代脚部被冻伤,后来被切除了脚趾。利肯把他的脚趾保存在他船舱里的一罐酒里。

Stevenson is said to have brought the toe to the Sourdough Saloon, where he would put it in the glasses of patrons and encourage them to imbibe on a dare. Those who took the drink became members of the Sourtoe Cocktail Club.

据说史蒂文森把这个脚趾带到“酵母沙龙”酒吧,把它放在顾客的酒杯里,鼓励他们大胆地喝下去。那些喝下这种酒的人就成为“酸脚趾鸡尾酒俱乐部”的会员。

▲Yukon hotel robbed of mummified human toe it used to make cocktails, RCMP searching for the greedy fingers (via globalnews.ca)

1973年以来,酵母沙龙酒吧已经卖出了86000杯酸脚趾鸡尾酒。俱乐部至今已有超过7万名会员。渐渐地,这种威士忌还成了道森市的一个传统。

酵母沙龙酒吧的“脚趾鸡尾酒大师”特里·李 (图 via Downtown Hotel)

不过,最初的那截脚趾早在1980年就没了。此后,这家酒吧的脚趾又经历了两次明抢和暗盗。


顾客咬住了脚趾 (图 via 网络)

In July 1980, a miner named Garry Younger was trying for the Sourtoe record. On his thirteenth glass of Sourtoe champagne, his chair tipped over backwards, and he swallowed the toe. Sadly, Toe #1 was not recovered.

1980年7月,一个名叫加里·扬格的矿工试图打破“酸脚趾”纪录。他连喝了13杯酸脚趾香槟酒后,椅子向后倒了,他把脚趾给误吞了下去。很遗憾,1号脚趾再也回不来了。

Another toe was lost in 2013 when a man deliberately swallowed it, but agreed to pay a $500 fine — that penalty has since been increased to $2,500, which the Sourdough Saloon said it intends to fine the patron with sticky fingers who ran off this week.

2013年,一名男子故意吞下了一个脚趾,但他同意支付500美元的罚款——自那以后(至2017年),罚款金额已增至2500美元。酵母沙龙酒吧表示,这周(2017年6月的某周)有个顾客将脚趾顺手牵羊偷走了,他们打算罚他2500美元。

“Toes are very hard to come by,” added Terry Lee. “And stunts like this adversely affect the whole community, not just the Downtown Hotel. We fortunately have a couple back-up toes but we really need this one back.”

“脚趾是很难得到的,”特里·李(酒吧负责人)补充道。“像这样的噱头不仅会对市区酒店,而且会对整个社区产生负面影响。幸运的是,我们有几个后备脚趾,但我们真的需要拿回这个(被偷走的)脚趾。”

▲Yukon hotel robbed of mummified human toe it used to make cocktails, RCMP searching for the greedy fingers (via globalnews.ca)


酵母酒吧罚款告示 (图 via THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

市区酒店不得不登出广告,寻找脚趾捐献者。


(图 via globalnews.ca)

之前咱们提到的捐脚趾的英国男子格里菲斯,2018年参加了育空北极超级马拉松(Yukon Arctic Ultra)。这是一场为期多日的冬季马拉松比赛,参赛者可以参加100英里、300英里和430英里的比赛。

但由于当年的极寒天气,格里菲斯的左脚在比赛中严重冻伤,不得不退出了比赛。


格里菲斯 (图 via Nick Griffiths)

此后,他返回英国接受治疗。

Griffiths made it home to Bolton, England, before it was clear that three of his toes couldn~q~t be saved. He asked the surgeon if he could have the detached digits — a big toe and the two next to it.

格里菲斯回到了英格兰博尔顿的家中。此前,他的三个脚趾头都没保住。他问外科医生是否可以保留截下的脚趾——一个大脚趾和旁边的两个脚趾。

"I always wanted to get them to the Dawson City hotel really, so they could be recycled and reused," he said.

“我真的一直想把它们送到道森市的酒店,这样它们就可以被回收再利用,”格里菲斯说道。

▲U.K. man mails his toes to Yukon bar for its ~q~Sourtoe Cocktail~q~(via cbc.ca)

如今,他终于兑现了承诺。

当地时间6月11日,市区酒店发布声明,确认了他们已经收到了格里菲斯的捐赠,并表示能够收到这么一份礼物,那是再高兴不过的事情了,因为如今想要得到一个新的脚趾是非常不容易的一件事。


格里菲斯给酒店寄去的脚趾包裹里,还随信一封 (图 via Downtown Hotel)

而格里菲斯这一个多月来惴惴不安悬着的心也终于放了下来。

Griffiths said he was relieved to hear his package arrived. It took more than a month, and he was starting to get nervous it was lost, as he kept in touch with Gerle.

格里菲斯说,听到他的包裹到了,他终于松了一口气。这个包裹在路上花了一个多月的时间,他都快开始紧张它是否被弄丢了,在此期间,他一直与(酒店经理)格尔保持着联系。

Griffiths said he didn~q~t take any special precautions when mailing the package, beyond keeping one of the smaller toes safe at home, "just in case, as insurance."

格里菲斯说,他在邮寄包裹时没有采取任何特别的预防措施,只是把其中一个较小的脚趾放在家里,“以防万一,作为保险”。

He just went to his local post office and sent it by regular mail for ?6, or about $10.

他只是去了当地的邮局,用普通邮件方式寄送,花了6英镑,约合10美元。

"When the [postal clerk] said to me, ~q~What~q~s in the package?~q~ I was … stuttering and didn~q~t really know what to say. So she probably thought I was shipping a great big bag of cocaine or something," he said.

“当(邮局职员)对我说,‘包裹里装的是什么?’我结结巴巴的,不知道该说什么。所以她可能以为我在邮寄一大袋可卡因之类的东西,”他说。

"In the end I said, ~q~It~q~s got my toes in it.~q~ And she said, ~q~You just need to put it on this form.~q~"

“最后我说,‘我的脚趾在里面。’然后她说,‘你只需要在表上这么写。’”

He wrote "novelty gift."

然后他(在表上)写道:“新奇的礼物”。

▲U.K. man mails his toes to Yukon bar for its ~q~Sourtoe Cocktail~q~(via cbc.ca)


格里菲斯的脚趾邮包 (图 via Downtown Hotel)

格里菲斯的大脚趾将被腌制在岩盐中风干,然后才能用来调制鸡尾酒。据市区酒店的“脚趾鸡尾酒大师”特里·李介绍,将一根脚趾制成木乃伊状需要大约6周时间。


(图 via 加拿大省钱快报)


(图 via 加拿大省钱快报)

而格里菲斯的大脚趾,将是酵母沙龙酒吧自上世纪70年代初以来使用的第16个脚趾。

According to Lee, there are three toes currently in regular circulation. He said he~q~s excited to receive the new additions, as it~q~s been a few years since they~q~ve had a big toe.

据李介绍,目前有三个脚趾在循环使用。他说他很高兴收到这些新的脚趾,因为他们已经有好几年没有大脚趾了。

"The big toe is the money toe. That~q~s what it started with … a big toe," said Lee. "We usually don~q~t get frostbitten toes. Usually, they~q~re from gout or diabetes, or they~q~re lawnmowers or chainsaws or accidents.... To get a frostbitten toe, that~q~s phenomenal."

“大脚趾就是金钱脚趾。一切都是从一个大脚趾开始的,”李说。“我们不常能得到冻伤的脚趾。通常,它们来自痛风或糖尿病,或者是割草机、链锯或意外事故……能得到冻伤的脚趾,这太不可思议了。”

▲U.K. man mails his toes to Yukon bar for its ~q~Sourtoe Cocktail~q~(via cbc.ca)

李还补充说,大脚趾是最恶心但也是最受顾客欢迎的。

而格里菲斯现在也能期待有朝一日喝上用他自己的脚趾调制的鸡尾酒啦。

您是否有胆量尝试下酸脚趾鸡尾酒?

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