The liquor is so storied that former Chicago Tribune beer writer Josh Noel has written a book, Malort: The Redemption of a Revered & Reviled Spirit, that will be released on September 3.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) promoted the Democratic National Convention by endorsing the liquor Malort as the “unofficial shot” of the event, which is being held in Chicago this year.