# Any1 in US Who Has Bought Unicum? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 11, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562 "2020-05-11T01:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/1 "2020-05-11T01:16:14Z")
I drank it in Hungary 11 years ago, and finally, I decide I must buy a bottle or two. If so, could you post the URL? I like word of mouth much better than trusting some review site that could be manipulated by friends and family. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/2 "2020-05-11T02:27:13Z")
Where do they get the Unicorns? ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/3 "2020-05-11T02:45:24Z")
In the US, it’s sold as “Zwack” [https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/liqueurs-cordials-schnapps/herbal-spice/herbal-blend/zwack-unicum-hungarian-herbal-liqueur/p/105213](https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/liqueurs-cordials-schnapps/herbal-spice/herbal-blend/zwack-unicum-hungarian-herbal-liqueur/p/105213) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/4 "2020-05-11T04:30:29Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Where do they get the Unicorns? And, how do they harvest it? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/5 "2020-05-11T04:32:25Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > And, how do they harvest it? :eek: If you can milk a cow… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/6 "2020-05-11T05:58:00Z")
And how much does it cost? (Ick) ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/7 "2020-05-11T06:16:28Z")
> [@bump](#): > > In the US, it’s sold as “Zwack” > > [https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/liqueurs-cordials-schnapps/herbal-spice/herbal-blend/zwack-unicum-hungarian-herbal-liqueur/p/105213](https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/liqueurs-cordials-schnapps/herbal-spice/herbal-blend/zwack-unicum-hungarian-herbal-liqueur/p/105213) It’s been a few years since I tried it, but Zwack Unicum is not the same as Hungarian Unicum. The Zwack version is much sweeter for the American market. Completely different drink. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/8 "2020-05-11T06:25:30Z")
How do you harvest it from the Zwack? ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/9 "2020-05-11T10:11:13Z")
You just Zwack it off… ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/10 "2020-05-11T12:16:43Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > It’s been a few years since I tried it, but Zwack Unicum is not the same as Hungarian Unicum. The Zwack version is much sweeter for the American market. Completely different drink. Damn, that different? Shit. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/11 "2020-05-11T13:05:06Z")
And I thought collecting sweat from a pocari was a bad job… ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/12 "2020-05-11T15:23:50Z")
Zwack Unicum would be a good name for a male porn star. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/13 "2020-05-11T16:15:06Z")
You can’t make an English-language anagram using all the letters. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/14 "2020-05-11T20:09:22Z")
How about “Cum cuz I wank”? ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/15 "2020-05-11T20:43:10Z")
In order to procure this substance, do you use a decoy unicorn hooker? ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![ski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/16 "2020-05-11T23:00:36Z")
Man, I had some of that back in 1996. Thought it was awful, and even the Hungarians I was with admitted it’s more of a traditional drink that people drink only because it’s traditional and not so much because they like it. I remember it tasting like a fern. The fact that I remember this, 24 years later, I find interesting. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/17 "2020-05-11T23:21:13Z")
> [@ski](#): > > Man, I had some of that back in 1996. Thought it was awful, and even the Hungarians I was with admitted it’s more of a traditional drink that people drink only because it’s traditional and not so much because they like it. > > I remember it tasting like a fern. The fact that I remember this, 24 years later, I find interesting. I spent a few weeks in Budapest, and the bartender was telling me how the King had ulcers, and had his people develop something. I already had Palinka, so I wanted to try Unicum and I actually loved the taste, and I kinda stopped drinking by my 21st birthday. And since then, I seem to only drink when I’m overseas. I found one site that sells it for $30, but the shipping is even more, but I can’t buy two to make the purchase worthwhile. The site as very unclear how long it would take to send, so I put it off. I thought of asking friends in Hungary, but I don’t think its the right time with Covid-19. And then I hear from an earlier comment that it’s very different, so I might not even like it. ---
**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any1-in-us-who-has-bought-unicum/853562/18 "2020-05-12T16:00:42Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Zwack Unicum would be a good name for a male porn star. No. Zwack Multicum has more prospects though.