This Whisky Tastes Like...

Is the whole really more than the sum of its parts (or in this case, ingredients)? You'd better hope so if you're going to be drinking this. While some low-quality whiskies might taste like – well... you know – here's a whisky that's actually made from human urine. From an elderly diabetic, no less.

The distillate is the work of one James Gilipin, a designer and researcher who took samples from his 73-year-old grandmother Patricia Gilipin, filtered it (extensively, we hope) through a modern water purification system, separated the sugars and added it to a cooked grain mixture. The yeast contained therein converted the sugar into alcohol, which he then blended with other whiskies to add flavor and color.

The result was unveiled at Design Interactions, an exposition held at London's Royal College of Art, and will go on tour to other shows as well. Thankfully no plans are in place for commercial availability, as the "Gilipin Family Whisky" is meant solely as a research project, but Gilipin has offered visitors to the expositions the opportunity to taste his product. Hey, it's all going to the same place anyway, right? 
[Source: Slashfood]