What's that crunch in my bourbon

[Jav]

So several times over the last week I've noticed a bit of something crunchy in my bourbon.  I frequently have a pour as a night cap while I watch a show with the wife.  This show watching also frequently happens in a fairly dark room.

 

It was just a small bit, so initially I assumed I had maybe some left over food that a drink knocked out of my teeth!  And when it happened again, I thought maybe a bit of cork or something must have gotten into the bourbon.

 

Then last night I realized what was really happening when I had a pour while making dinner for my kids while my wife was out.

 

The warm weather has brought some fruit flies into the house, and they love my bourbon!

Edited April 6, 2018 by Jav
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[newmennium]

Ants love bourbon too! Recently, I was on the phone and sat my bourbon on the window sill. Went for a sip during my conversation and ants we're crawling all over my glass! They rued the day they messed with my pour (forget what it was... let's say BT store pick)!

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[Richnimrod]

43 minutes ago, Jav said:

The warm weather has brought some fruit flies into the house, and they love my bourbon!

EEeeeeeWWWWWWW!!!!!    Cork up the bottle ASAP!!!!        And, if necessary, cover the glass with a cap or coaster, or whatever between slurps. 

I have it on good authority that some species of fruit fly are deadly poisonous when ingested!    

 

 

NOT!     But; still.....

[Jav]

The bottles stay corked, but the fruit flies are flying into the glencairn and drowning themselves (I assume they go happy, unless of course I eat them before they drown!).

 

Incidentally I left a small amount of cheap bourbon in the glass at the end of the night and I may have wiped out the population overnight!

[tsangster]

I think it was on this board a while back someone asked, "If corn is not a fruit why are there fruit flies in my bourbon"?

 

Bourbon beetles

[Flyfish]

You didn't say what bourbon you were drinking. Is it possible that it was not chill filtered? You know, with yummy bits floating around in there?

[M1marksman]

Ugh! Those little black flying critters always attack my bourbon while I'm enjoying it out on my deck. Unfortunately, the temperature around here is around 32 degrees ( 0 degrees  for our metric members) so I haven't had any problems with them. I also don't enjoy bourbon outdoors when I have to wear a coat.

[gurgalunas]

Pour some red wine and set it next to your bourbon's resting place.  They will all go to the wine.  I don't know how many fruit flies I've fished out of a wine glass...

[Richnimrod]

Remembering the occasions over the years (and there have been many) that I've enjoyed a warm-weather pour in the back yard while reading a book or magazine (or pamphlet like Chuck's BCR!), I find my mind returning to the insect plague I have the most issue with: YELLOW JACKETS!    Those bastards are aggressive!    ...Not to mention more than a little dangerous!     I have yet to ingest one; but, I know of a person who did, and suffered severely.    He'd been drinking a beer from a can and not paying it a great deal of attention.    As he tipped the can to again quaff his brew, he was stung in his throat by one of the mean little Sons of B's.    He had to be taken to a hospital and given some serious antihistamine to open up his airway.

[Dannabis]

44 minutes ago, Richnimrod said:

As he tipped the can to again quaff his brew, he was stung in his throat by one of the mean little Sons of B's.    He had to be taken to a hospital and given some serious antihistamine to open up his airway.

That is truly fearsome. Stung in the throat, phew. Bless 'im. 

[smokinjoe]

OK, I’ve had more than a few times I’ve set my bourbon glass down on the ground while sitting outside on a Summer night, to only find a slug(s) crawling up the side of the glass.  Got too close to...you know...but not touched yet.  Shudder...

[Richnimrod]

28 minutes ago, smokinjoe said:

OK, I’ve had more than a few times I’ve set my bourbon glass down on the ground while sitting outside on a Summer night, to only find a slug(s) crawling up the side of the glass.  Got too close to...you know...but not touched yet.  Shudder...

Now THAT ^^^ is truly disgusting... But, I suppose understandable. 

Alcohol after all is a natural byproduct of decomposing plant material, which slugs feed upon.     I imagine any slug lucky enough to fall (or slide stickily but gently) into a glass of Bourbon would think he'd found slug-nirvana, eh?

[PaulO]

Yeah, fruit flies and slugs are hard wired to zero in on the smell of alcohol.  I know in bars, fruit flies often end up in bottles; especially if topped by a pour stopper.  Then there's the old slug trap for the garden.  Bury a container up to the rim in the ground.  Add a couple inches of beer.  The slugs fall in and drown.

[mcspin]

Actually, it may not have been a fruit fly.  I have found it very common to find phorid flies going for my bourbon. Most people would assume they are fruit flies, since they are about the same size.  They are easily identified if you know what the difference is. Most people don't. They are however, much more common than fruit flies. The really disgusting thing about them, is they really love feeding on rotting meat (dead animals).  Eating one of these would be truly disgusting. Eating a fruit fly, would be far preferable. 

[Richnimrod]

37 minutes ago, mcspin said:

Actually, it may not have been a fruit fly.  I have found it very common to find phorid flies going for my bourbon. Most people would assume they are fruit flies, since they are about the same size.  They are easily identified if you know what the difference is. Most people don't. They are however, much more common than fruit flies. The really disgusting thing about them, is they really love feeding on rotting meat (dead animals).  Eating one of these would be truly disgusting. Eating a fruit fly, would be far preferable. 

My understanding has always been that most phorid flies have a more savory, and even piquant sort of flavor with a broader mouthfeel. 

The fruit flies, I'm told, are less complex and even a little flat in their palate nuances. 

Have I been misinformed?

[Jav]

I don't know if it was a fruit or phorid fly, but they definitely have a nutty taste.

[flahute]

I fish 'em out.

[Richnimrod]

7 hours ago, flahute said:

I fish 'em out.

Then... do you fry 'em or roast 'em Steve?

[GeeTen]

You guys are REALLY disgusting!  Now where's that Slug cookbook that I bought in sunny Seattle?  I love it . . . .  

 

Edited April 10, 2018 by GeeTen

[flahute]

39 minutes ago, Richnimrod said:

Then... do you fry 'em or roast 'em Steve?

Boozy treat for the cat.

[Richnimrod]

4 hours ago, flahute said:

Boozy treat for the cat.

Aha!   Contributing to the delinquency of a puddy-tat!     Or is that pudder over 21?

[mcspin]

On 4/8/2018 at 9:50 PM, Richnimrod said:

My understanding has always been that most phorid flies have a more savory, and even piquant sort of flavor with a broader mouthfeel. 

The fruit flies, I'm told, are less complex and even a little flat in their palate nuances. 

Have I been misinformed?

I try not to drink them (though I'm sure I have).  Although I do think the bourbon tastes a bit better after I catch them out. 

[Jav]

And I have been so careful lately!