I think I’ve stumbled across one or two of those.
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Not very long - it’s just too tasty for that.
Comments like this are why I read all of the comments. Just an aside to praise our little community of happy mutants.
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That is true, but when they found the first bottles a few weeks ago (which only contained cherries, no other fruits), the archaeologists specifically rejected that it was a cherry bounce they had found. I can’t find the specific article now, but I had a conversation about that in another online space at the time.
I knew I could count on you for the definitive answer. It’s right there in your name. 
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But if it was hidden away where you couldn’t find it… 
You are entitled to that. I still trust my assessment, and papers like the one I linked. DNA is amazingly stable.
Yes, the question if a seed remains viable is another matter, quite entirely. But even then, plants are pretty badass. And I would not be uncomfortably surprised if a pickled cherry stone would germinate after all this time. I’d celebrate that, but it’s not impossible.
Edit: typo.
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Well, thank you. I admit I’m making myself a bit scarce since several months now, but that compliment warms me like a good wine.
I’ll drink to your health!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X24002645
ETA: Let’s accompany this with some other story for the taste buds.
Palaeontologists are just as bad as archaeologists. They simply have to try if it is still edible… 
Looking forward for the next 
lunch…
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