Ballantine’s commissioned the Open Space Agency, a collective of space designers, to create the glass in preparation for its anticipation of increased space tourism in the future. To accompany the Space Glass, Ballantine’s Master Blender Sandy Hyslop has created an exclusive Special Batch of Ballantine’s Space Whisky, crafted to suit the impact that reduced gravity has on taste buds in space. “In space, you do not experience the sense of smell and taste with the same intensity as you do on earth. This meant I had to make the Ballantine’s Space Whisky more heightened in flavour and robust whilst maintaining the Ballantine’s 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.” Designed to work in a zero-gravity environment, the Space Glass was rigorously tested at the ZARM Zero-G Drop Tower in Bremen, Germany, to prove its functionality.
