![]() ![]() Presumably, the effect of pummelling the barrels with these live cuts will mean that, when you take a sip and someone asks if you like the taste, you’ll respond ‘Yea-heah!’ We’re joking, of course. It was one of our anthems, and the energy of the crowd in this live version is incredible.” One is a song we listened to over and over again when I was deployed to Somalia during Operation Restore Hope and Operation Continue Hope. ![]() “Nothing Else Matters is an acoustic version from the band’s first Helping Hands Benefit Show that James (Hetfield – Metallica co-founder, guitarist and vocalist) verbally dedicated to Blackened’s founding Master Distiller, Dave Pickerell just days after his passing. “I wanted to add live versions to show the connection of the fans to the music, to the band, and to the whiskey,” explains Rob of how he picked what to thrash the barrels with. And he even tapped the Helping Hands album, so it’s clear he is not a part-timer!” I love seeing both the Binge & Purge and Through the Never eras represented. “I love the variety and I love that he’s gone for two deeper live tracks from the Damaged Justice tour. “When I look at Rob’s playlist, I love the selections,” Lars says. The good news from the drummer: Rob is not only grand at mixing the drinks, he’s also not a poser. army veteran Rob Dietrich and curated by drummer Lars Ulrich. There’s a gag here to be made about giving it to us with both barrels, but we’re too distracted by the killer playlist, put together by master distiller/blender and U.S. ![]() ![]() And given it flavours of burnt caramel, oak, honey, cinnamon, allspice, clove and mint. That’s what Metallica have done here: bottled lightning. Remember last summer when ‘Tallica thrashed the hell out of Twickenham Stadium? Fun, wasn’t it? And really, really madly energetic and exciting and thrilling and brilliant. Well, always looking for ways to go one louder, for their special Batch 100, this time they’ve decided to capture the energy and volume of the band onstage, by blasting some adrenaline-pumping live recordings at the barrels alongside some stone-cold classics from the studio. So, naturally, it being Metallica, the drink gets a whole load of The Four Horsemen pumped into it. The good people of Sweet Amber Distilling Co., as part of the finishing process, have developed the BLACK NOISE™ system, in which low frequency sounds vibrate the whiskey inside the barrel to tease flavours out of the wood. Check it out below.īlackened whiskey is only available to purchase in the US, with a list of retailers available through the official website.Is there anything more metal than blasting Metallica at a barrel of whiskey to make it taste better? This is literally how Metallica’s Blackened American Whiskey gets its flavour. To mark the news, Ulrich has posted an unboxing video on the official Blackened Instagram page. The Blackened fanzine features input from both Ulrich and Dietrich who talk about the creation of the whiskey, while the photographs were taken by Danny Clinch, showing behind-the-scenes glimpses of Metallica’s HQ and rehearsal space. The low hertz vibrations of the music “pummel the black brandy casks during the finishing process, agitating the whiskey and extracting more flavour from the wood.”Įach batch of Blackened has a unique playlist curated by the band members themselves, with Batch 100 the first time someone other than Ulrich, Hetfield, Kirk Hammett of Robert Trujillo has had a say in the music. Something unique about Blackened whiskey is that Metallica’s music is played while the whiskey matures in the barrel. “I love seeing both the Binge & Purge and Through The Never eras represented. I love the variety and I love that he’s gone for two deeper live tracks from the Damaged Justice tour. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich adds: “When I look at Rob’s playlist, I love the selections. Music and distilling are two things I have dedicated my life to, and I do not take for granted how rare it is to be able to blend, literally, these worlds.” I am honoured to have the opportunity to be able to create a whiskey and pour so much of myself personally into the process Rob Dietrichĭietrich adds: “I am honoured to have the opportunity to be able to create a whiskey and pour so much of myself personally into the process. ![]()
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