To learn more about Blackened Whiskey and the sonic-enhancement process, visit. The Black Album collector’s pack is available for order online and at select retailers in the US now. A standard finishing practice for Blackened, the black brandy casks are pummeled by low-frequency sound waves forcing the whiskey to penetrate deeper into the barrel, extracting more caramel, honey, and vanilla flavors from the wood. Now, for the first time ever, whiskey lovers and Metallica fans can collect a limited-edition box set commemorating BLACKENED American Whiskey Batch 100 Loaded with instant collectors items including two 12 vinyl picture discs of the Metallica playlist that pummeled the finishing barrels during the BLACK NOISE sonic-enhancement process. Using the proprietary BLACK NOISE® finishing process, Batch 114 was blasted with all 12 songs from The Black Album. The pack also includes a collectible whiskey coin and the Snakebyte Cocktail Booklet, a recipe book featuring riffs off the classic whiskey Snake Bite drink from some of today’s rock star bartenders from across the country, and named after James Hetfield’s Signature ESP Snakebyte Guitar. You can order the Blackened Cask Strength Volume 1 now (SRP $70) from websites like Flaviar.It seems our friends at Blackened American Whiskey have been spinning The Black Album a lot lately - it's the focus of their latest special release! Available now, you can enjoy a bottle of Blackened’s Batch 114, sonically-enhanced by the album itself, as part of a limited-edition collector’s pack. 1.5 parts Blackened whiskey 1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 dash simple syrup Soda water Lime wedge garnish. There will be at least one more release, details TBD. Volume 1 is bottled at 122.85 proof, Volume 2 at 122.09 proof, and Volume 3 at 122.3 proof. We have not had a chance to sample the whiskey, but the official tasting notes describe vanilla wafer, fig, and maple sugar on the nose walnut, caramel, brown sugar, and ancho chile on the palate followed by a cinnamon spice finish. As the well-aged whiskey rests in the finishing barrels, the music is played to the barrel causing the whiskey inside to move and interact with the wood.
Stream songs including 'Eye of the Beholder (Work In Progress Rough Mix)', 'Battery' and more. Each batch of BLACKENED Whiskey has a unique playlist that was used to sonically-enhance the whiskey during finishing. “Our goal was to create something unique and refined that would appeal to even the top notch whiskey experts.” And that comes from a guy who, according to a recent report, washes his hair with beer and Jägermeister to keep it lustrous.īlackened Cask Strength will now be released in “volumes,” so the first release will differ from future ones in terms of proof and flavor. Listen to 084 by Blackened American Whiskey on Apple Music.
It’s just a fruity note to go alongside the ginger beer and doesn’t do a great job standing out. But there isn’t really anything new and interesting there. Crafted by Maker’s Mark veteran (and current WhistlePig distiller) Dave Pickerell, Blackened isn’t a gimmick, though it does stretch some industry boundaries. “When creating Blackened, we didn’t want to create just another whiskey,” added Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. The apple heavy flavor of the whiskey does do a good job blending with the bright and bitter ginger, which is nice. Celebrity whiskey reaches its apex with Blackened, a blended American whiskey built and branded by heavy metal legends Metallica. “You are drinking whiskey in its purest form unfiltered, uncut, and born straight from the barrel with one unapologetic purpose-to be savored.”
“I absolutely love cask-strength whiskey,” said Dietrich in a statement.
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