Suburban brewpub serving cicada-infused Malört shots
LOMBARD, Ill. — A suburban brewpub is offering a shot that won’t be available for another 17 years.
The Noon Whistle Pub, located at 800 East Roosevelt Road in Lombard, is serving up a cicada-infused Malört shots.
In a post shared Tuesday on Instagram, the brewpub said, “Prepare yourself for a once-in-a-lifetime experience because starting today, we’re thrilled to unveil our exclusive locally harvested Cicada-Infused Malört at Lombard Brewpub!”
The brewpub is collecting the cicadas from a nearby park, cooking then, and then dropping them into bottles of the legendary Chicago liquor.
After the infusion is complete, bar patrons can volunteer to take a shot that’s 17 years in the making. The shot is selling for $5.
The bar is reminding those with shellfish allergies not to ingest.
The emergence of billions of buzzing, clicking cicadas is underway. In northern Illinois, we’re seeing the Brood XIII of periodical cicadas that were born in 2007. Another variety, Brood XIX, is emerging in central and southern parts of the state. Thomas Jefferson was president when the two broods last emerged together in 1803.
WGN has what you should know about cicadas and your home, your kids, your pets, and your garden.
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