Whiskey aged in space

Whiskey aged in space tastes like throat lozenges and rubbery smoke

500+ The Verge by Loren Grush  /  4h  //
It’s a familiar origin story: an astronaut journeys into space for a routine exploratory mission — but something alien is lurking in the vacuum nearby. This unknown force messes with his chemical makeup, and when our hero returns to Earth, he seems… different, somehow. It happened to the members of the Fantastic Four; it happened to Johnny Depp in The Astronaut’s Wife; and now, it’s happened to an even more beloved icon: whiskey. … … …