economy
The Price of One Drink Broke All Records
The drink is a joint project of sake producer Dasai and technology company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
TL;DR
- Sake fermented in space by Dasai and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries set a world record for the most expensive drink.
- The fermentation took place on the International Space Station under simulated lunar gravity.
- 100 ml of the sake sold at auction for 110 million yen (approximately 587,000 Euros).
- The revenue from the sale will be donated to future Japanese space projects.
- Dasai plans to build a beverage production facility on the Moon by 2050.