ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica is getting into the whiskey game. The metal legends have teamed up with distiller Dave Pickerell to create Blackened American Whiskey, named after a song from Metallica’s 1988 classic album …And Justice for All.
As Metallica explains, the song “Blackened” actually helped “shape the flavor” of the whiskey.
“That’s right, the blend of bourbons, ryes, and whiskeys from all across North America, carefully selected by Dave himself, is housed in black brandy barrels and inundated with low hertz sound waves so intense that it actually enhances the molecular interaction and ultimately the finish of the whiskey,” the band says.
They continue, “It just so happens that the low-frequency range needed for Dave’s vision was the range you hear in our music and the process of sonic-enhancement we call ‘Black Noise’ was born.”
Each batch of the whiskey will be accompanied by a playlist of songs used to help make it.
Blackened will be available in stores, restaurants and bars in select cities on Metallica’s upcoming U.S. tour, including the opening date in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 2. This Thursday, a pair of tasting events will be held in Madison, and Pickerell will be on hand to sign bottles.
For more info on how you can get a bottle, visit BlackenedWhiskey.com.
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