Whisky Made From Diabetics' Urine 226
It's doubtful that any other distillery will come up with a whisky that tastes like Gilpin Family Whisky because of its secret ingredient: urine. Researcher and designer James Gilpin uses the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics to make his high-end single malt whisky. From the article: "The source material is acquired from elderly volunteers, including Gilpin's own grandmother, Patricia. The urine is purified in the same way as mains water is purified, with the sugar molecules removed and added to the mash stock to accelerate the whisky's fermentation process. Traditionally, that sugar would be made from the starches in the mash."
Still not as good as my "Orphan Blood Rum" (Score:5, Funny)
How is this news? (Score:5, Funny)
Americans have been making beer from urine for a century. I don't see how Whisky is a stretch.
Re:Great! (Score:5, Funny)
I figured it was the same reason they use it in American light beers.
Try this gin (Score:3, Funny)
It's made from tears and broken dreams.
Re:Can't forget the old joke (Score:5, Funny)
It's the only way Canadians can get a girl wet.
Re:Great! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Great! (Score:3, Funny)
It certainly brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "wee dram".
Re:Great! (Score:4, Funny)
That reminds me of that old Monty Python Joke...
Q. Do you know why American beer is like making love in a canoe?
A. It's fucking close to water.
Anyways, I don't understand how Americans can drink that watered down [crap*] like Budweiser or Coors after tasting "real" beer like the Germans or Ale that the Bristish make...
* No offense intended if you actually _like_ that stuff...
Re:Still not as good as my "Orphan Blood Rum" (Score:5, Funny)
You just flushed an on-topic "Frosty Piss" opportunity down the drain! I'm infurinated at the waste. Now wee'll have to make doo with bad puns...
Re:Still not as good as my "Orphan Blood Rum" (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah it's also not a single malt. Single malts use sugars from one SINGLE malt with no additional sugar, at least strictly speaking.
Still there's a sucker born every minute and I'm sure some idiots will buy this stuff. Personally I think the creator should just piss off.
Re:How is this news? (Score:2, Funny)
What's even worse is living less than 200 miles from Shiner, TX (home of Spoetzl Brewery, only place Shiner beers are brewed) and finding so many restaurants that price it (or even call it!) an import.
I don't have a problem with someone charging me for a "premium" beer, but FFS, if I live in Texas and the beer is from Texas, how can you call it an import?
(The even bigger grumble is that Shiner only costs about seven bucks more per 1/2 bbl... your typical keg.)
Re:Still not as good as my "Orphan Blood Rum" (Score:2, Funny)