Fruitfly Catching: Round 2, Cooper family shootout
Oct/107
Given that I travel a lot for work, and then also a lot for fun, the fruit fly invasion we all see periodically can some times breed (while I’m gone for weeks on end) into something of a swarm. I’ve long known that sweeter liqueurs (brandies and cognacs are often recommended; simple syrup would probably work just as well, really) attract (and then murder) fruit flies well if left out in a wine goblet, but variety’s the spice of life, so I’m working my way through some likely candidates to determine which booze, well, attracts the most flies.
This first second (I forgot that I already tried Canton v. Cognac v. Armagnac) round compares three of the four Cooper family spirits (I didn’t have any Yvette at the time). The glasses were left out, equidistantly from my sink (the eye of the swarm), for several weeks: long enough that all that remained of the spirit was congealed syrup.
First, we have Daddy Cooper’s Chambord:
Chambord's fly catching ability
Second, we have li’l Bobby Cooper’s St-Germain:
St-Germain's fly catching ability
And, finally, li’l Johnny Cooper’s Domaine de Canton:
Domaine de Canton's fly catching ability
I think we have a clear winner for this round.