Whisky made from diabetics' urine

[n2doc]

James Gilpin is a designer and researcher who works on the implementation of new biomedical technologies. He's also got type 1 diabetes, where his body doesn't produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels.

So he's started a project called Gilpin Family Whisky, which turns the sugar-rich urine of elderly diabetics into a high-end single malt whisky, suitable for export.

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.

Once fermented into a clear alcohol spirit, whisky blends are added to give colour, taste and viscosity, and the product is bottled with the name and age of the contributor.

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http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-08/24/pissky

[mike_c]

1. THAT is what I want with my breast milk cheese!

:bounce:

[Xipe Totec]

17. ROFL!

:rofl:

That is a DUzy!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. .

:spray:

[LostInAnomie]

28. I bet it would go good with the "brownies" I just made too.

[WinkyDink]

2. There is no way, so far as I've read, to totally eliminate psychotropic drugs.

[mike_c]

5. that's part of the appeal....

Edna '86 sharpens your memory, Frank '72 reduces anxiety, and Seth '77 produces an erection without fail!

[WinkyDink]

41. Bwah!! Vintages!

[rurallib]

3. I shudder to think what is next.

[pinboy3niner]

20. Next: Served over the Frank '88 yellow snow ice :)

[virgogal]

4. Yuk !!! I need a horse urine Premarin after reading this.

[benlurkin]

6. Yuck!!

[KansDem]

7. "...the product is bottled with the name and age of the contributor"

When making a toast, you can shorten, "Here's to Joe," to simply "Here's Joe."

Aged 86 years (more or less)...

[RKP5637]

16. I wonder if 96 is more highly prized! LOL Brings a whole new meaning to

whiskey aged to 100 yrs!!!

[3waygeek]

8. This is hardly news...

Anheuser Busch has been making beer from horse piss for over a century.

[mike_c]

10. no, no, no....

You've got it backwards. They make beer INTO horse piss. :rofl:

This is gonna be my favorite thread tonight!

[TexasProgresive]

27. My grandfather said JAX was the only beer to put the brewery on the label.

He was referring to Andy Jackson's horse.

BTW-JAX was his brew.

[Dr.Phool]

31. At least they add some lime to kill the Clydesdale taste.

[backscatter712]

35. No wonder those Clydesdales are so big! n/t

[rrneck]

9. That brings new meaning to the phrase

piss drunk. :rofl:

I wouldn't touch that sh- er, piss with a ten foot pole.

[rrneck]

11. Oops. Dupe

[Xithras]

12. Not really all that gross.

Not so different than what already happens on the ISS, where astronaut urine is treated and added back into the drinking water supply.

[LostInAnomie]

13. Give me a fifth of whiskey and 30 minutes...

... and I can produce a 98.6 degree equivalent.

[Radical Activist]

14. For those who really want to get pissed drunk.

:puke:
:puke:

[TK421]

15. I'm guessing none of those donors are allowed to eat asparagus

as it would take away from the "flowery aroma"

[pinboy3niner]

18. Don't drink the green whiskey!!!!!

:rofl:

[KansDem]

21. What will they call it? "Pisskey?"

[valerief]

26. Bwahahahaha!

:rofl:

[Arctic Dave]

22. I'm at a lose for words.

[REP]

23. Erm, shouldn't there be little/no glucose in the urine of a well-controlled Type I?

I'm a well-controlled Type II and I'm always negative, but I don't know about TIs.

[sylvi]

36. Good question

Generally speaking, sugar spills into the urine after the blood glucose level reaches the "renal threshold" of 160-180mg/dl. I would imagine the level would have to be a good bit higher than that to get a usable amount for fermentation.

That would invite the questions: Why are their blood sugar levels that uncontrolled and why is he exploiting that? I hope he's not paying people to become hyperglycemic. :-(

[Maru Kitteh]

40. Well. Now that we have all the nerds together for a huddle - I'll admit

that was my first thought too.

"How unethical!" "Why are their sugars so poorly controlled and why is this person making money off of this?"

[boobooday]

24. Damnit, I got some of that

Where do I sign up? I want my own private label.

[AsahinaKimi]

25. Um no thanks... I will stick with

SAKE ...


At least I know it comes from RICE,... not Jerry Rice, Ann Rice, Condoleezza Rice, Damien Rice, Buddy Rice, Boyd Rice, Alice Hegan Rice, Joseph L. Rice III...

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

29. Uhhh....no

I think I'll stick with turning water into wine, thanks.

[Canuckistanian]

30. Hmmm.... The marketing department MIGHT have a problem with this

Let's call it a hunch.

[progressoid]

32. PISSKY

:spray:

[uncommon]

43. ftw

[customerserviceguy]

33. The color even looks like pee

Gotta be the worst idea since Cheez Whiz!

[Historic NY]

34. Tastes like piss.

[Berry Cool]

37. This should sell well in France.

"Voulez-vous du whisky?"

"Ah, oui, oui!"

[pinboy3niner]

38. *snort*

:spray: :rofl:

[trackfan]

39. I'm a drunk. But I'll pass on that, and stick with water. n/t

[leeroysphitz]

42. Why? n/t

[Akbar]

44. Ewww! I'll Never Be Able to Drink "Old Granddad" Again!

[Erose999]

45. The urine is purified in the same way as mains water is purified...

Am I the only one who get this mental picture:

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

46. Whizky anyone?