The Secret of Schrobbelèr

"Drink Schrobbelèr. The night is still young, the morning so far. Let's toast to the Jug and the City. Because you can never have too much of either, had enough." Every city has its traditions and own products. For instance, 's Hertogenbosch has the Bosche Bol and Tilburg has a particularly delicious herbal liqueur called Schrobbelèr. The name originates from Tilburg's textile history. A schrobbelaar was someone who operated a scrubbing mill. A scrubbing mill is part of the pre-spinning machine for weaving baize. The herbal drink is in a jug. The jug refers again to another element from Tilburg's textile history. In the past, urine was used to wash and dye wool. The rumour goes that Tilburg textile workers saved their urine in jugs in the 17th century. Whether this is really true remains a mystery. "Drink Schrobbelèr. It is like the blood of Tilburg. Flows to my heart. And with every gulp, I taste the soul of the city. And of both, you can never have too much, had enough." At Locks & Keys escape room, you now have the unique opportunity to go back to the beginning. Where the origin of Schrobbelèr lies. Invented by Jan Wassing, as an alternative to hard liquor. As a stomach patient, Jan often had stomach problems after a fun Brabant evening. On his quest for a delicacy that his stomach could handle, he mixed various herbs, homeopathic remedies and other drinks until he discovered Schrobbelèr. In his home bar "Bij den Schrobbelaar" people gathered to toast with Jan to his invention. Unfortunately, Jan passed away without passing on his recipe. The recipe remains a mystery to this day. It is known that the drink is made based on 43 different herbs. The exact composition, however, remains a secret. It is claimed that the recipe is still somewhere in his old workroom. Do you think you and your team have what it takes to find the recipe within an hour?