Japan Brewer To Create First Space Sake, Priced At ¥100 Million

Japanese sake maker Asahi Shuzo Co., famous for its Dassai brand, announced plans to create sake in space, with a single 100-milliliter bottle set to sell for ¥100 million ($659,000), Mainichi Japan reported.

With assistance from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology, Asahi Shuzo is developing dedicated brewing equipment to launch with the ingredients. I Photo: Blue Note Sake

The company will send sake rice, water, and yeast to the International Space Station (ISS) for fermentation inside the experimental Kibo module, under a program approved by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

The project, scheduled for late 2025, aims to explore the feasibility of producing alcohol in space, inspired by the concept of future lunar colonization.

With assistance from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology, Asahi Shuzo is developing dedicated brewing equipment to launch with the ingredients.

An astronaut aboard the ISS will mix the ingredients, and fermentation progress will be monitored remotely from Earth.