Why does my coffee cup smell like alcohol?!
Why does my coffee cup smell like alcohol?
I had a cup from Starbucks, which contained a "dulce de leche", that was sitting on my desk for 5 days. I had forgotten about it until I smelled something like alcohol coming from it. Can someone explain what happened?
Answers:
See! coffee with "dulce de leche" has "[very] sweet milk.... do to the 5 days left at room temperature, it had enough time to ferment and produce alcohol as a natural process.
This happens many times with many drinks, such a as natural juices with no preservatives.
Nevertheless, when your coffee is only a couple of hours old, but maybe a bit worm, you might have a very slight false-alcohol smell. why? some acids present in coffee can be appreciated after its at room temperature [but hasn't fermented]
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I'm a coffe lover with 17 years of experience...
yeah, you got really drunk at work and forgot all about it.