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Japanese Firm to Mature Whisky in Space

posted by takyon on Saturday August 01 2015, @08:11AM   
from the for-relaxing-times-in-spaaaaace dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket marvels at how high distilling has come:

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.

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• Re:there and back again: one whisky's epic journey (Score: 3, Interesting) by mmcmonster on Saturday August 01 2015, @02:14PM

  by mmcmonster (401) on Saturday August 01 2015, @02:14PM (#216759)

  Would I pay a little extra to drink a single malt matured in space? Absolutely. And I hate whiskey.

  The auction on those flasks is going to be something remarkable. Either that, or they're going to be reserved for special donations to the ultra-elite.

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