Jeppson’s Malort Liqueur

From the farms of Skne to the neighborhoods of Chicago Jeppson’s Malort is here to challenge your palate and start a conversation. 35% ABV 70 Proof Jeppson’s Malort is Chicago’s local beskbrannvin – a style of bitter wormwood-based Swedish schnapps. First developed during medieval times for its supposed medicinal benefits it’s traditionally associated with the farms of Skne in Sweden where wormwood grows wild. In the early 1900s it was the most ubiquitous drink in Sweden and accompanied the nearly 1 million Swedes who immigrated to the U.S. during that period. One of those immigrants was a man from Ystad Skne named Carl Jeppson. During Prohibition Mr. Jeppson was into the business of producing legal medicinal alcohol and sold his brand of besk bar-to-bar. After repeal Malort was a staple of every Swedish bar on Clark St and by that time he had sold his recipe to Bielzoff Products Co. a Chicago distillery. George Brode Bielzoff owner helped push Jeppson’s M