Liquid Death sold 10 used cans of its iced tea drunk by Ozzy Osbourne for $450 each. All had a DNA sample of the rocker via his saliva.

Mr. Osbourne, 76, drank and crumpled all 10 cans on May 20, plus signed the packaging labels for all 10, Liquid Death said on its website. Each “Infinitely Recyclable Ozzy” can is contained in a lab-sealed jar.

“Now, when technology and federal law permits, you’ll be able to replicate Ozzy Osbourne and enjoy him for hundreds of years into the future,” the drink company said, though it warned that the integrity of the DNA and cloning were not guaranteed. 

Mr. Osbourne said, “Clone me, you bastards,” according to NME magazine.

A 2005 study in the Journal of Forensic Science specified that -80 degrees Celsius (-112 degrees Fahrenheit) was the best temperature for storing DNA in terms of sample integrity.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.