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."
Great! (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Smells funny... (Score:3, Insightful)
Wait a minute...
You mean we can make whiskey made of people now?
NOT whiskey (Score:1, Insightful)
Whiskey is made from grain -- barley, wheat, and in the US corn -- but not from other sugars, no matter where they come from.
This nonsense might be called vodka, which can be made from grain, potatoes, or my favorite, whey.
Actually I would call it industrial ethanol, and maybe use it as a fuel additive at best.
Serious question (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:So what is the purpose of this? (Score:4, Insightful)
Why do they have high blood sugar? (Score:2, Insightful)
The article says these are elderly diabetic patients. There's no reason for them to have higher blood sugar than anyone else - Banting and Best discovered insulin before most of them were even born.
Sounds like either neglect or abuse to me.
Re:How is this news? (Score:1, Insightful)
I'd mod this, but I can't find "-1Disgusting" in the drop box.
Re:Can't forget the old joke (Score:1, Insightful)
if there are two ways, how is it the only way?