St. Vitus (drink)

St. Vitus is bought in packages containing four bottles (commonly referred to as a "battery") each and retails for €0.99 (US$1.06) in Germany and €2.10 (US$2.70) in Denmark.

A punishment is discussed and agreed upon between the participants, and each one then reads the small number at the bottom of the bottle.

The punishment can vary from drinking a number of St. Vitus simultaneously, being humiliated by the other participants.

[citation needed] Another popular tradition among some of the Danish population is to gather around, remove the obligatory spiritus sticker that marks all liquors sold in Denmark, then call out "spiritus" in a singing voice*, remove the bottle-cab, call out "Don Vitus" in the same singing voice and drink down the bottle in one draft.

This tradition is mostly seen in the heavy metal scene and it is believed to have its origins in those circles.