FRANCE: A vial of smoky Scotch whisky has returned to Earth after a four-year stint in the International Space Station, and its owners have subjected it to sophisticated instruments (and palates), to find that it does indeed have a flavor all its own. The results are given in a white paper published by Ardbeg Distillery’s head of whisky creation, Bill Lumsden.
Small vials filled with distillate (the liquid precursor to aged whisky) and chips of oak barrel were sent up to space in August 2011, while control vials stayed here on Earth. It was thought that perhaps the microgravity aboard the ISS might affect the formation of the many substances that give Scotch its famous flavor.
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