糖尿病人尿液酿造的威士忌酒(双语)

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2010年09月06日   环球时报
  
英国设计师用糖尿病人的尿液酿造威士忌酒
　　According to the Metro.co.uk of August 27, James Gilpin, a British designer created a kind of whisky by using the urine of diabetes patients。

　　James Gilpin, of London, is himself a diabetic who recently graduated from Design Interactions in London. He uses the high-sugar urine of elderly diabetes patients to make a kind of high-end single malt whisky, which he named "Gilpin Family Whisky."

　　The source material is acquired from elderly diabetes volunteers, including Gilpin's own grandmother, Patricia. The urine is purified in the same way water is- with the sugar molecules removed and added to the mash stock to accelerate the whisky's fermentation process. Traditionally, that sugar would be made from the starches in the mash。

　　Not surprisingly, Gilpin does not plan to market the whisky commercially. Instead, it is more of an art project compared with common soft drinks. Gilpin plans to show off these precious whisky at a design event in London in September。

　　据英国《地铁报》网站(the Metro.co.uk)8月27日报道，一位英国设计师詹姆斯-吉尔宾用糖尿病人的尿液酿造出了一种威士忌。

　　来自伦敦的詹姆斯-吉尔宾本人就是一名糖尿病患者，他学的是交互设计专业，刚刚从伦敦毕业。他用老年糖尿病人们富含糖分的尿液酿造出一种高品质单一麦芽威士忌，并给它起了一个名子，叫“吉尔宾家酿威士忌”。

　　吉尔宾的酿酒原料来自包括他祖母帕特西亚在内的一些老年糖尿病志愿者的捐赠。他把这些尿液用净化自来水的方式进行净化，然后将糖分提取出来加入麦芽糊以加速威士忌的发酵过程，而传统酿造方法中的糖分通常来自麦芽糊中的淀粉浆。

　　当然，吉尔宾并不打算量产这种尿液威士忌，相对于普通饮品来说，它更是作为一种艺术品被酿造出来的。吉尔宾打算在今年9月将这些珍贵的威士忌在伦敦的一个设计博览会上展出。