A distillery overrun by the one of the "most invasive crab species" known to man has come up with a novel way of dealing with the issue.
Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire has started selling whiskey made from the little crabs – and is calling it Crab Trapper.
The crustacean-infused alcohol is actually brewed using crab stock made using the green crabs, which is then distilled and turned into the whiskey.
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Project developer Will Robinson said: “People are going to hear crab whiskey, and I'd venture to say three-quarters of them are going to go, 'No, absolutely not'.
“But if you can get them to taste it, they totally change their tune for the most part.
“Crab Trapper is made with a bourbon base steeped with a custom crab, corn and spice blend mixture, best likened to a Low Country Boil.
“The crab is present lightly on the nose, accompanied by coriander and bay to smooth out any high notes.
“The body carries hints of the maple and vanilla oak notes lent from the full-bodied base. The spirit finishes with heavier notes of clove, cinnamon, and allspice, leaving a light, pleasant spice on the palate.”
The price of the bottle has not been made public yet, and is only available to buy from the company's on-site shop.
The creatures actually came from Europe in the 1800s, and have been a nuisance in North America and South Africa ever since.
It is listed among the 100 most “alien invasive species” on the Global Invasive Species Database.
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The issue with the crabs is so bad that in New England they are a cheap and very common source of food, where they are known as soft shell crabs.
In 1995, the issue of the crabs was so bad in Edgartown, Massachussets, that a new law was brought in that took away all fishing laws relating to the crabs and more than 10 tons were caught in one go.
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