Whiskey judged

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2566	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Wed, Feb 28, 2018 8:42 AM Go with me on this Dec 2017 article for a moment. I found it on Supercall.com. Interesting food for thought here. Many bars do not sanitize their ice machines often enough, although inspections should protect us from that, but we all know there is always a chance that we're drinking something which we can't see. But when it comes to the garnish trays at many bars - we need whatever help we can get. I think this is a short and fun read. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's not tiki. But I thought this would be of interest to all since most of us do frequent bars. Why Whiskey Is Healthier Than Any Other Drink by NICKOLAUS HINES @ NICKOLAUSHINES https://www.supercall.com/news/whiskey-kills-bacteria as of 2/28/2018 There’s infection-causing bacteria living in the ice in your drink, and the only surefire way to kill it is with whiskey. Not vodka, and not some other spirit or mixer. Just whiskey. A study recently published in the medical journal Springer examined the types of bacteria that can survive in ice. The bad news is that 31 species of bacteria were found in bar ice—including infectious Pseudomonas (can cause skin and lung infections), Staphylococcus (responsible for Staph infections), Bacillus (guilty for food poisoning symptoms) and Acinetobacter (can cause pneumonia and meningitis). With that in mind, the researchers tested just how resilient the bacteria is by putting infected ice in common drinks. Freezing temperatures didn’t kill them. Vodka didn’t kill any of them either. Coca-Cola killed Bacillus and Pseudomonas, and tonic killed all but Acinetobacter. Whiskey, however, killed them all. The study, “Presence of pathogenic bacteria in ice cubes and evaluation of their survival in different systems,” is the type of reading material that can really turn a person off of Vodka Martinis. Granted, drinking the bacteria won’t make you sick in the vast majority of cases. You’ve been consuming these little guys your entire cocktail-drinking life. But why not live life on the safe side, especially when the safe side tastes so good? PUBLISHED ON 12/5/2017

Go with me on this Dec 2017 article for a moment. I found it on Supercall.com. Interesting food for thought here. Many bars do not sanitize their ice machines often enough, although inspections should protect us from that, but we all know there is always a chance that we're drinking something which we can't see. But when it comes to the garnish trays at many bars - we need whatever help we can get. I think this is a short and fun read.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's not tiki. But I thought this would be of interest to all since most of us do frequent bars.

Why Whiskey Is Healthier Than Any Other Drink
by NICKOLAUS HINES
@ NICKOLAUSHINES

https://www.supercall.com/news/whiskey-kills-bacteria as of 2/28/2018

There’s infection-causing bacteria living in the ice in your drink, and the only surefire way to kill it is with whiskey. Not vodka, and not some other spirit or mixer. Just whiskey.

A study recently published in the medical journal Springer examined the types of bacteria that can survive in ice. The bad news is that 31 species of bacteria were found in bar ice—including infectious Pseudomonas (can cause skin and lung infections), Staphylococcus (responsible for Staph infections), Bacillus (guilty for food poisoning symptoms) and Acinetobacter (can cause pneumonia and meningitis).

With that in mind, the researchers tested just how resilient the bacteria is by putting infected ice in common drinks. Freezing temperatures didn’t kill them. Vodka didn’t kill any of them either. Coca-Cola killed Bacillus and Pseudomonas, and tonic killed all but Acinetobacter. Whiskey, however, killed them all.

The study, “Presence of pathogenic bacteria in ice cubes and evaluation of their survival in different systems,” is the type of reading material that can really turn a person off of Vodka Martinis.

Granted, drinking the bacteria won’t make you sick in the vast majority of cases. You’ve been consuming these little guys your entire cocktail-drinking life. But why not live life on the safe side, especially when the safe side tastes so good?

PUBLISHED ON 12/5/2017

Post #784473 by AceExplorer on Wed, Feb 28, 2018 8:42 AM