Dick Stevenson, the inventor of the “Sourtoe Cocktail” that delighted and disgusted patrons at a hotel bar in the Yukon for decades, has died. He was 89.

The tradition dates back to 1973 when Stevenson and some friends found a preserved toe in an abandoned cabin and quickly devised the cocktail and its touch-the-toe rule.

In the decades since, more than 10 toes have been donated to the cause.

Captain Dick Stevenson, inventor of Yukon's infamous 'Sourtoe Cocktail,' has died https://t.co/nGlHf79lA0 pic.twitter.com/AEeEX6JJNu — CBC North (@CBCNorth) November 15, 2019

Stevenson was memorialized for his dedication to the frontier spirit associated with the Yukon Territory.

“Captain Dick was a true colorful five-percenter who changed Dawson’s brand,” the official Dawson City Twitter account wrote on Thursday. “His legacy is cemented with the Sourtoe Cocktail, but we’ll always remember him for his undying love of Dawson City.”

"Thanks for everything Dick, we'll toast one for you tonight."

Stevenson’s daughter Dixie told Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper that her father wanted his toes preserved and donated to the Sourtoe Cocktail club, a wish the Downtown Hotel said it will honor.