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#This whiskey glass was designed for imbibing in space If you're one of the many whiskey drinkers who has put off journeying into space simply because there's no good way to enjoy your favorite beverage, today is your day. Scottish distiller Ballantine's, in partnership with Open Space agency James Parr, has designed the world's first whiskey glass optimized for drinking in the microgravity of space.""Our brief was to develop a whisky glass that worked under the conditions of microgravity, the scientific term for zero gravity,"says Parr.""It was important that we focused on creating a ritual around how you drink from the Ballantine Space Glass to ensure a familiarity of what we are used to here On earth? the end result is one with several elements to that ritual, from the liquid entering the glass through to sipping from it.""Wee engineered a#Spaceglass that works in microgravity to ensure the spirit of whisky lives on into the future https://t. co/Ykpe2lsl0qballatine's poured an incredibly amount of time and vision into coming up with the Space Glass, studying everything from the ways various liquids behave in microgravity to the special distilling process necessary On earth to bring out the smells and flavors that might otherwise be lost in space. n space, you do not experience the sense of smell and taste with the same intensity as you do on earth, Sandy Hyslop, Ballantine Master Blender, explained. his meant I had to make the Ballantine Space Whisky more heightened in flavor and robust whilst maintaining the Ballantine signature style. Astronauts miss the taste of home so crafting a fruitier, stronger, more floral blend is a way they can keep the taste of home with them. While the glass itself is composed almost entirely of a special 3d printed plastic, Ballantine's added a Rose gold mouthpiece to retain what it describes as"that evocative, cold touch on your lip as you drink.""No word yet on it if this innovative glass will be made available to those of us stuck on good'ole terra firma. If you're interested in more details behind both the design and distilling for a whiskey beverage in space, check out Ballantine's in depth chronicle on Medium. The opinions expressed by MNN Bloggers and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of MNN. com . While we have reviewed their content to make sure it complies with our Terms and Conditions, MNN is not responsible for the accuracy of any of their information i

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