JAPANESE COMPANY WILL AGE YOUR BOOZE UNDER THE SEA

The Kaiyo Matsuri company of Hokkaido, Japan is offering a new way to age alcoholic beverages at the bottom of the sea. From March 20 to April 19, they’re accepting applications for those wanting to have their liquor stored underwater off the shores of Hokkaido from June 2024 to June 2025. Hokkaido is surrounded by three different seas, each with its own distinct conditions but sharing relatively stable temperatures and a low rate of typhoons (* Not NO typhoons, but a low rate of typhoons. However many that is.), making it an ideal place for storing liquor. Your alcohol will be watched 24 hours a day by a solar-powered camera, so you can watch it age – underwater – from your smartphone. In addition, as the bottles sit on the ocean floor, they’ll develop a calcified layer and barnacles to become unique souvenirs all their own. The cost is 105,600 yen (US$700) per storage cage, which holds 12 bottles of any combination of whiskey, gin, rum, tequila, shochu, sake, wine, sparkling wine, champagne, or liqueurs.
* ♪♫ Under the sea / Under the sea / Under the cruises / Sits all your boozes / Under the sea… ♫♫
* ♪♪ Big cage gets fill-a / With rum and tequila / Even chablis… ♪♫
* ♪♪ Water leaks in / Mixes with gin / Then tastes like pee… ♫
* How much did they drink before they came up with this plan?
* This idea doesn’t hold water.