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Researchers may have solved the mystery of the 150-year-old alcohol bottle<\/a> discovered in Utah \u2014 and there are some surprises.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The artifact was found this summer at an archaeological site in Alta, Utah, a once-booming mining town now known for its ski resorts.<\/p>\n

The bottle was brought to High West Distillery in Park City, the first legal distillery in Utah since the 1870s.<\/p>\n

ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER 3,000-YEAR-OLD BEER-LIKE DRINKS BREWED WITH UNUSUAL INGREDIENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

There, experts took a sip of the liquid within \u2014 and described the taste as unmistakably aged.<\/p>\n

Tara Lindley, director of sensory and product development at High West, said the first scent she detected was an “oxidized fruit note<\/a>,” according to FOX 13.<\/p>\n

Isaac Winter, head of distilling at High West, said the liquid was “fruity.”<\/p>\n

“There’s a little bit of leather,” Winter said. “There’s quite a bit of age on it.”<\/p>\n

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While the experts were originally stumped at what the bottle contained, they now believe it held apple cider.<\/p>\n

Speaking to FOX 13 this week, Winter described the lab results as “really exciting.”<\/p>\n

“We saw a couple of esters [organic compounds] that would suggest the base was apples,” he said.<\/p>\n

Winter and Lindley said the results, however, are not conclusive.<\/p>\n

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The team will send samples to third-party labs for further testing, including an attempt to confirm the alcohol by volume<\/a>, which is expected to be low.<\/p>\n

Additional sugar and acid tests are planned to confirm whether the liquid contains apple-specific compounds, like malic acid.<\/p>\n

Winter even said the team would like to recreate the liquid as well, and that High West Distillery is “exploring different options to work with labs on plating this out.”<\/p>\n

Said Winter, “There’s probably a whole mess of different microbes in there \u2014 bacteria, yeast.”<\/p>\n

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“We need it to, you know, be able to eat sugar and create alcohol and CO2. We also want it to taste good at the end of the day.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to High West Distillery for further details.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The discovery joins a long list of archaeological finds involving food and drink<\/a> \u2014 and some discoveries are far older.<\/p>\n

In Turkey, ancient barley grains<\/u><\/a> dating back 5,000 years were found by excavators last year.<\/p>\n

Italian officials announced in December that archaeologists had found preserved food remains<\/a> in Pompeii, shedding light on ancient diets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/mystery-solved-150-year-old-alcohol-found-utah-may-not-beer-after-all <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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