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Whisky Made From Diabetics' Urine
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."
The sadder they are when mommy abandons them, the richer the taste.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Americans have been making beer from urine for a century. I don't see how Whisky is a stretch.
Do daemons dream of electric sleep()?
I figured it was the same reason they use it in American light beers.
It's made from tears and broken dreams.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
It's the only way Canadians can get a girl wet.
they drink it because it's sterile and they like the taste
It certainly brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "wee dram".
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...