JAPANESE COMPANY WANTS TO MAKE SPACE SAKE

A Japanese saké maker wants to make a special batch of sake in space. Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular saké brand Dassai, plans to send ingredients to the International Space Station. Saké traditionally takes two months to make, going through a process of steaming, stirring and fermenting. The change in gravity can affect how heat transfers in fluid, making the fermentation process in space different than it is on Earth. If the process goes well and everything goes according to plan, the price of a bottle could be exorbitant: one single 100ml bottle would sell on Earth for $653,000. The company is known for producing expensive products that collectors spend thousands of dollars on.
* Especially after they’ve had a few.
* It’s expensive, but you split that four ways and it’s only $160,750 a glass. And I’m sure you’d get a free tuna roll with that.
* You’d literally just be pissing your money away, eventually.
* $653,000 for a couple glasses of rice wine. Yep, it’s a billionaire’s world now, everybody.