Ardbeg reveals the results of their space whisky experiment

In October 2011, Ardbeg Distillery, on Islay, sent a vial to the International Space Station onboard space cargo. While the vial was making it’s way to space, another vial was kept at the Ardbeg Distillery for comparison. After, the experiment that distillery had noticed that the space samples were noticeably different in terms of aroma and taste.

For more information check out their article on BBC.

This article was published in the Scottish Business section and the experiment was conducted to observe what effect micro-gravity would affect the behavior of tarpenes, the building blocks for flavors in foods and whisky spirits.