An Experiment in Unicum

The Hungarian national liquor is this dark medicinal dreck called Unicum. According to their website, the booze is made from a secret blend of 40 herbs and spices. Every bar, cafe, restaurant, and souvenir shop in the country hawks the stuff.

Since we arrived here I have been meaning to try it. I finally got my shot (pun intended) last night. After wine tasting all day, drinking more wine in our room before dinner, and having a few more glasses with dinner, I decided it was the perfect moment for my Unicum experiment.

Like any good scientist, I felt I needed a large sample size to assure accurate results. So I ordered the double shot. The stuff tasted like rotten Jagermeister with lots of cinnamon.



At first the drink had a positive effect on my demeanor, and my desert was particularly enjoyable.

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Then the experiment went horribly wrong. Here was the result about 15 minutes after consumption of the sample.



Also, the next morning mysterious blue stains had appeared on my pillow. It could have been the result of blue colored drool being being emitted during the night. We are still running some tests.



I guess the experiment was either a complete success or a complete failure, depending on your perspective.