LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - French spirits maker Remy Martin is plugging a new variety of cognac that it says is produced and packaged to make the perfect digestive in outer space.
The new tipple, Remy Space, is proving to be a big hit at this year's Paris Air Show. Using space travel technology, the cognac is frozen to -12 degrees Centigrade (10 Fahrenheit) and then filtered with the same filters used to recycle the water on space shuttles.
The process removes fatty substances from the cognac, concentrating its aroma and making it smooth and fluid at sub-zero temperatures.
To be drunk ice-chilled, the cognac comes in a flexible plastic flask complete with a drinking straw and an anti-leak valve to stop the liquid trickling out at zero gravity.
It also has a metallized thermal wrapper designed to protect against external radiation.
"An astronaut can have a little shot, enjoy himself and savor the taste," said Francois Van Aal, Remy's marketing director for new products.
Remy has produced 3,000 flasks of its concept cognac and plans to put the product on sale on Earth in a year or two if its marketing shots go well.
As for the extraterrestrial market, spokesman Tim Banks said that with space tourism
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