Bottle of grey liquid was recovered from a US Civil War shipwreck . Mary-Celestia steamship sank under mysterious circumstances in 1864 . Comment: Sommeliers who sipped the liquid inside said it smelled and tasted like a mix of crab water , gasoline , salt water and vinegar , with hints of citrus .
Bottle of grey liquid was recovered from a US Civil War shipwreck . Mary-Celestia steamship sank under mysterious circumstances in 1864 . Wine bottle was uncorked at a food festival in Charleston , South Carolina . Sommeliers who sipped the liquid inside said it smelled and tasted like a mix of crab water , gasoline , salt water and vinegar , with hints of citrus .