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Posted on 02/03/2026 6:25:47 PM PST by BenLurkin
The team carefully examined the liquid’s appearance and color before opening it up.
Finding that the cork had a slight vinegary smell, they began extracting the liquid to determine the type of alcohol.
“We weren’t sure if it was clear spirit, if it was aged spirit, if it was beer, if it was wine, if it was champagne,” Winter said.
To minimize disturbance, the group used a Coravin device, which allows liquid to be extracted without fully removing the cork.
When the bottle was opened, the team took careful note of its smell.
Tara Lindley, director of sensory and product development at High West, said the first scent she detected was an “oxidized fruit note.”
“It’s fruity. There’s a little bit of leather. There’s quite a bit of age on it,”
Based on the smell, appearance, and condition of the liquid, the team concluded it was more likely a beer than a wine or distilled spirit.
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Are they still alive?
Well....it depends on what you mean by ...”alive.”
We are all “alcohol experts” now.
Booze in the old west, from 1870? No thanks. Every student of the old west knows that was hardcore rotgut
Much of the whiskey was locally produced, unaged, and low-quality, with 100-proof grain alcohol often watered down, and often mixed with ingredients like tobacco, red pepper, and molasses to improve flavor or color.
Most of them probably never experienced anything -even close- to what we would recognize as whisky today.
Probably varnish. Just because it was in a booze bottle, doesn’t mean it was booze.
Hard liquor does not age once it leaves the barrel.
“Hey Fred. Piss in this bottle and stick it under the floor boards.. “
(No, I am not joking)
For… science purposes!
Friend of mine remodeled an old house. Into the walls, he inserted cans marked 1 of 3, 2 of 3....but never inserted a 3rd can. Someday...someone will go nuts...
They could have taken it to a high tech chemical analysis lab...could have determined LOTS of things before Imbibing some unknown fluid...I suppose their next adventure will be eating wild mushrooms...
Modern day aluminum cans(if that’s what your friend used) can develop pinhole, or smaller, leaks over the years. The contents can evaporate over the years ..I tried saving some cans of soda and they all were empty after about 10 years, tiny pinholes were found...
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This. I can’t even imagine how many contaminants might be in that liquid.
Alta, Utah, a silver mine.
Silver mining produces highly toxic byproducts, most notably
mercury used in amalgamation, which causes severe environmental contamination. Other significant, harmful byproducts and associated contaminants include lead, arsenic, cadmium, copper, and residual silver sulfides. These pollutants, particularly mercury, result in long-term contamination of air, soil, and water.
He should have used used small cans filled with dollar bills with a note stating the amount in the cans.
1. $20
2. $37
3. $1,675
Was there a firefight, later on?
/free the Saints
Oh ok, as long as they CAREFULLY examined the liquid’s appearance and color before opening it up and drinking it. Some people will drink almost anything put in front of them. Did anyone even consider what else there could be in that bottle other than ethyl alcohol? Substances and chemicals 150 years ago that no one imagined could be poisons, contaminates or carcinogens, much less radioactive?
Depends on the town. If it was a gold/silver mining town, at or near peak production, the saloons would have imported the best booze in the world.
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