Answers.Body: <p>You can see pretty much anything in the bottle. <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-strangest-alcoholic-beverages-ever-to-touch-a-human-510836193" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This article</a> provides a good first look (trigger warning!).</p>
  
  <p>Besides the stuff described there I witnessed bottles with exotic fish, giant prawns, and kelp. I even tasted some of them; we were not amused.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: TLDR on the linked article: Snakes, scorpions, lizards, a bunch of baby mice, [a pair of jalapeño peppers](https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2001/02/05/Inferno-vodka-is-hot-stuff), river eels, the aforementioned maguey worm, [giant centipede](https://www.thailandunique.com/giant-centipede-infused-whiskey). (I suspect the centipede one could be a hoax, based on the lack of verifiable information and the "Coming Soon" on the website that seems to be the sole source of the rumor-chain.)
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Answers.Body: <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habushu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Habushu</a> is a common Japanese liqueur, where they put snakes inside the bottles. There are two methods of inserting the snake into the alcohol. The maker may choose to simply submerge the snake in the alcohol and seal the bottle, thus drowning the snake. Alternatively, the snake may be put on ice until it passes out, at which point it is gutted, bled and sewn up. When the viper is thawed and awakens, it will quickly die in an aggressive striking manner, which is what most producers look for. The manufacturer will then put the habu in an ethanol bath for a month to preserve it.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/i4wdC.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/i4wdC.jpg" alt="Pit vipers immersed in a bottle of habushu."></a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habushu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pit vipers</a> immersed in a bottle of habushu.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschl%C3%A4ger" rel="nofollow noreferrer">"Goldshlager"</a> has little flakes of gold leaf, which is used for wood signs, and glass. Gold leaf is expensive to purchase at the art supply store, and expensive for the customer who wants gold leaf pounded onto glass, or a customer who wants a sand-blasted redwood sign with gold leaf.  </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Two relatively boring answers:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>The spherical plastic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">widget</a> (yes, that's its official name) found in bottles and cans of Guinness stout. I don't fully understand the physics, but it seems the point is something about generating a smooth and creamy head when the beer is opened and poured.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/CpxgX.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CpxgX.jpg" alt="Widget"></a></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>The "one-of-a-kind shimmer" found in Viniq fruit liqueur. <a href="https://www.theflavorbender.com/how-to-make-shimmery-liqueur/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This how-to blog post</a> convincingly theorizes that the source of the shimmer is <a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-luster-dust-520340" rel="nofollow noreferrer">luster dust</a>, more commonly used as an ingredient in cake frosting.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vmsX4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vmsX4.jpg" alt="Viniq fruit liqueur"></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>People put the strangest things in bottles of liquor to be sold commercially. We have all probably heard of liquor stores, pubs or other drinking establishments occasionally selling tequila with a worm in the bottle. Be what the history of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcal_worm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mescal worm</a> is: true or false is not my question.</p>
  
  <p>The other day, I was in a local liquor store and noticed bottle of liquor called <a href="http://www.internationalwineshop.com/sku30374_CLEAR-CREEK-EAU-DE-VIE-DE-POIRE-PEAR-IN-THE-BOTTLE-750ML" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Eau de Vie de Poire in the Bottle</a> with a real full sized pear inside the bottle containing 40% (ABV) of pear brandy. One can see how they get the pear in a bottle <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Pear-Into-a-Wine-Bottle" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Grow-a-Pear-in-a-Bottle/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.  </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Yp1HC.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Yp1HC.png" alt="Eau de Vie de Poire Pear In The Bottle"></a> </p>
  
  <p><em><a href="https://www.winehouse.com/product/clear-creek-pear-in-the-bottle-eau-du-vie-750ml/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Eau de Vie de Poire Pear In The Bottle</a></em></p>
  
  <p>My question is quite simple: What other things are sold in bottles of liquor or liqueur commercially other than fruit or possibly worms (tequila)?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This is a lackadaisical answer - but - basically any spice or tincture to add other flavors. Unless you are really into Bourbon, Scotch, and Whiskey... you probably can't tell most apart. Some are better than others but you wouldn't be able to say "that tastes like it is 51% corn mash!" For that reason, companies are using Pintrest style Gorilla Marketing tactics ("legal Moonshine in mason jars") and Mixologist formulas to bring you things like "Apple Pie Moonshine." The hope is that the marketing will distinguish them more than the actual build of their product.
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Comments.Text: Herbs, snakes, fine gold particles are three things that came to my mind.
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Comments.Text: @BryceH Can you develop your comment into an answer.
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Comments.Text: Would sugar count?  I've seen a bottle of liqor with solid sugar in it, keeping the drink saturated with sugar.
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Comments.Text: @b_jonas I have no problem with that, but I am not so sure others would upvote it or not. Post it with a link and see how it fares with the community.
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Comments.Text: You might be interested in [this](https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-strangest-alcoholic-beverages-ever-to-touch-a-human-510836193), but be forewarned.
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Comments.Text: @user58697 Can you make an answer out of you link?
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Comments.Text: I just want to know: how did they get the pear in there?
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Comments.Text: @Merlin-they-them- [**How do you get a full-grown pear inside a Brandy bottle?**](https://janalinesworldjourney.com/2019/01/03/full-grown-pear-inside-brandy-bottle/)
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Title: Things people put in bottles of liquor or liqueur and are sold commercially?
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ThreadText: # Things people put in bottles of liquor or liqueur and are sold commercially?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-01)
  
  People put the strangest things in bottles of liquor to be sold commercially. We have all probably heard of liquor stores, pubs or other drinking establishments occasionally selling tequila with a worm in the bottle. Be what the history of the [mescal worm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcal_worm) is: true or false is not my question.
  
  The other day, I was in a local liquor store and noticed bottle of liquor called [Eau de Vie de Poire in the Bottle](http://www.internationalwineshop.com/sku30374_CLEAR-CREEK-EAU-DE-VIE-DE-POIRE-PEAR-IN-THE-BOTTLE-750ML) with a real full sized pear inside the bottle containing 40% (ABV) of pear brandy. One can see how they get the pear in a bottle [here](http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Pear-Into-a-Wine-Bottle) and [here](http://www.instructables.com/id/Grow-a-Pear-in-a-Bottle/).
  
  [![Eau de Vie de Poire Pear In The Bottle](https://i.sstatic.net/Yp1HC.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Yp1HC.png)
  
  *[Eau de Vie de Poire Pear In The Bottle](https://www.winehouse.com/product/clear-creek-pear-in-the-bottle-eau-du-vie-750ml/)*
  
  My question is quite simple: What other things are sold in bottles of liquor or liqueur commercially other than fruit or possibly worms (tequila)?
  
  **Tags:** liquor, liqueur
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This is a lackadaisical answer - but - basically any spice or tincture to add other flavors. Unless you are really into Bourbon, Scotch, and Whiskey... you probably can't tell most apart. Some are better than others but you wouldn't be able to say "that tastes like it is 51% corn mash!" For that reason, companies are using Pintrest style Gorilla Marketing tactics ("legal Moonshine in mason jars") and Mixologist formulas to bring you things like "Apple Pie Moonshine." The hope is that the marketing will distinguish them more than the actual build of their product.  
  > **username_2**: Herbs, snakes, fine gold particles are three things that came to my mind.  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 Can you develop your comment into an answer.  
  > **username_3**: Would sugar count?  I've seen a bottle of liqor with solid sugar in it, keeping the drink saturated with sugar.  
  > **username_0**: @username_3 I have no problem with that, but I am not so sure others would upvote it or not. Post it with a link and see how it fares with the community.  
  > **username_4**: You might be interested in [this](https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-strangest-alcoholic-beverages-ever-to-touch-a-human-510836193), but be forewarned.  
  > **username_0**: @username_4 Can you make an answer out of you link?  
  > **username_4**: @KenGraham Done  
  > **username_5**: I just want to know: how did they get the pear in there?  
  > **username_0**: @Merlin-they-them- [**How do you get a full-grown pear inside a Brandy bottle?**](https://janalinesworldjourney.com/2019/01/03/full-grown-pear-inside-brandy-bottle/)  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2018-01-31. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  You can see pretty much anything in the bottle. [This article](https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-strangest-alcoholic-beverages-ever-to-touch-a-human-510836193) provides a good first look (trigger warning!).
  
  Besides the stuff described there I witnessed bottles with exotic fish, giant prawns, and kelp. I even tasted some of them; we were not amused.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_6**: TLDR on the linked article: Snakes, scorpions, lizards, a bunch of baby mice, [a pair of jalapeño peppers](https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2001/02/05/Inferno-vodka-is-hot-stuff), river eels, the aforementioned maguey worm, [giant centipede](https://www.thailandunique.com/giant-centipede-infused-whiskey). (I suspect the centipede one could be a hoax, based on the lack of verifiable information and the "Coming Soon" on the website that seems to be the sole source of the rumor-chain.)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2017-11-12. Score: 2
  
  [Habushu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habushu) is a common Japanese liqueur, where they put snakes inside the bottles. There are two methods of inserting the snake into the alcohol. The maker may choose to simply submerge the snake in the alcohol and seal the bottle, thus drowning the snake. Alternatively, the snake may be put on ice until it passes out, at which point it is gutted, bled and sewn up. When the viper is thawed and awakens, it will quickly die in an aggressive striking manner, which is what most producers look for. The manufacturer will then put the habu in an ethanol bath for a month to preserve it.
  
  [![Pit vipers immersed in a bottle of habushu.](https://i.sstatic.net/i4wdC.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/i4wdC.jpg)
  
  [Pit vipers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habushu) immersed in a bottle of habushu.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_8 on 2018-02-01. Score: 2
  
  ["Goldshlager"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschl%C3%A4ger) has little flakes of gold leaf, which is used for wood signs, and glass. Gold leaf is expensive to purchase at the art supply store, and expensive for the customer who wants gold leaf pounded onto glass, or a customer who wants a sand-blasted redwood sign with gold leaf.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_6 on 2019-04-04. Score: 1
  
  Two relatively boring answers:
  
  * The spherical plastic [widget](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)) (yes, that's its official name) found in bottles and cans of Guinness stout. I don't fully understand the physics, but it seems the point is something about generating a smooth and creamy head when the beer is opened and poured.
  
  [![Widget](https://i.sstatic.net/CpxgX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/CpxgX.jpg)
  
  * The "one-of-a-kind shimmer" found in Viniq fruit liqueur. [This how-to blog post](https://www.theflavorbender.com/how-to-make-shimmery-liqueur/) convincingly theorizes that the source of the shimmer is [luster dust](https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-luster-dust-520340), more commonly used as an ingredient in cake frosting.
  
  [![Viniq fruit liqueur](https://i.sstatic.net/vmsX4.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vmsX4.jpg)
  
  
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