![]() The inspiration for the collaboration with Henderson came from Blackened’s late Master Distiller and whiskey luminary, Dave Pickerell. That’s the really cool thing about the ‘Masters of Whiskey Series’ – we build on our core idea of collaboration, getting to work with these insane Master Distillers and Blenders to innovate and bring new expressions to our fans and whiskey drinkers.” “We partnered with our Co-Founder, the late, great, Dave Pickerell, to bring you our badass original blend – now helmed by the amazing Rob Dietrich, Willett Distillery to bring you an explosive rye, and Wes Henderson to create this outstanding bourbon. ![]() “We don’t do anything halfway,” said Metallica’s lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett. We’ve created something truly special that I hope whiskey enthusiasts will enjoy as much as we did making it.” His close friendship with Dave Pickerell sparked some of the concepts we designed for this whiskey. It was a true honor getting to work with Wes and learn how our palates aligned together in the process. To do that, we partnered with one of the most renowned names in the industry: Wes Henderson. But like everything we do, we couldn’t create just any bourbon it needed to be uniquely different. ![]() “It was only natural that our next release should be a bourbon. “I love rye, so for the first release of the ‘Masters of Whiskey’ Series, we created a cask-finished rye,” explained Rob Dietrich. The expression is bottled at cask strength and is non-chill filtered. The sound waves cause vibrations that shake the finishing barrels, causing greater interaction between the whiskey and the wood, thereby extracting more flavors and color. The resulting whiskey features notes of pear, raisin, cinnamon, and cigar box on the nose and hints of pear, honey, chipotle cinnamon, vanilla, barn hay, and walnut on the palate.ĭuring finishing, the whiskey undergoes a sonic enhancement process in which the finishing barrels are pummeled by the low hertz frequencies of Metallica’s music. After exploring several finishes, they jointly sourced and selected a unique white port wine as the cask finish that balanced well with the depth of the bourbon. The pack is available to purchase on, ,, , and as well as local retailers in select markets.Dietrich and Henderson both have extensive backgrounds in Port wine finishes and knew they wanted to use that expertise for this whiskey. So good! Now it’s time to sip a little whiskey, throw this record on the turntable, and crank it until the windows blow out!” “Just like the record, The Black Album Whiskey Pack’s Batch 114 has been masterfully crafted and is heavy-hitting and well-balanced, with buttery caramel and oak on first sip, rolling through notes of apricot and almond, followed by an earthy chipotle, walnut, and maple finish. It is such a bada** record and it carried me and my buddies through some intense times during our military deployments in the early ’90s and beyond,” said Blackened master distiller and blender, Rob Dietrich. “The Black Album was one of the first albums that I truly took up as a personal anthem. It changed our lives and hopefully helped the world connect.” The playlist features all 12 tracks from the album: Obviously with songs like ‘Sandman,’ ‘Unforgiven,’ ‘Nothing Else Matters’ becoming embraced by a lot of the world, we became a household name. ![]() “The perception of the importance of Metallica changed greatly. “So many things changed for us externally after The Black Album release,” said Metallica co-founder, vocalist, and guitarist, James Hetfield. The Black Album Whiskey Pack pays tribute to this celebrated album from music to cover, with the entire album featured as the finishing playlist, and the packaging and components all inspired by the album cover known the world over. Originally released on August 12, 1991, The Black Album is the highest selling album of any genre in the last 30 years with over 17 million copies sold in the US and 35 million copies sold worldwide. In June of 2019, master distiller and blender Rob Dietrich joined the fold after the passing of Pickerell, overseeing the sourcing, blending, and cask finishing of barrels for each batch. The low frequencies pummel the whiskey inside the barrels, causing greater interaction between the whiskey and the wood, extracting more flavors and color from the finishing barrel. The whiskey itself is created from a blend of straight Bourbons and ryes, all of which have been aged for an average of eight or more years, finished in black brandy casks and to the low hertz frequencies of Metallica’s music. Blackened’s The Black Album limited-edition packīlackened was launched in 2018, created through the collaboration between Metallica and the late master distiller Dave Pickerell.
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