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Want a free trip to the Yukon? It won’t cost you an arm and a leg but it will cost you a big toe.

Tourism Yukon is seeking volunteers willing to donate their big toe to Dawson City’s Downtown Hotel so that the legendary Sourtoe Cocktail can live on. The winning volunteer will have their toe immortalized post mortem in the cocktail and in exchange get a free trip for two to visit the Yukon pre mortem.

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“The Sourtoe Cocktail is a one-of-a-kind experience that you can only get in Dawson City, Yukon,” said Paul Robitaille, marketing manager for the Klondike Visitors Association.

“The toe is something that locals hold near and dear to their hearts and love sharing with visitors from all over the world.”

The cocktail, offered at the hotel’s Sourdough Saloon, requires the drinker to swig a shot of whiskey containing a mummified human toe inside the glass. The drinker’s lips must touch the toe in order to be initiated into a club and issued a certificate; the toe is not to be swallowed. There are an estimated 70,000 people who have been bold enough to drink with the Dawson City toe.