Japanese whisky will be sent into space next month to test how time in a zero-gravity environment affects its flavour, one of the country's biggest drinks makers said Friday.
Samples of whisky produced by Suntory will be stored in the Japanese laboratory facility of the International Space Station for at least a year, with some flasks staying longer.
Researchers for the company believe that storing the beverage in an environment with only slight temperature changes and limited liquid movement could lead to a mellower flavour. [...] Once they are returned to Earth, blenders will assess their flavours while researchers subject the liquids to scientific analysis, the company said. "For the moment, we're not thinking about applying the study results to commercial products," a Suntory spokeswoman told AFP.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2015, @08:57AM
the Earth will be a fine place for wealthy socialites to sip spaceage whisky. Any scientific research that could have been done instead might have benefited the lower class vermin in some way. Best not to do any.