![]() ![]() The result: a bold yet balanced whiskey, that’s rich in flavor yet smooth enough to sip neat or on the rocks.Īside from the burnt caramel, oak and honey on the nose, tasting notes of Metallica’s BLACKENED whiskey include hints of cinnamon, allspice, dark fruit, clove and mint, with a finish of butterscotch taffy and maple.Įvery batch of BLACKENED will come with an accompanying playlist curated by Metallica and available to listen to at. Pickerell and his team called this a “BlackNoise” finishing process, stating that “the low frequency sound waves force the whiskey to penetrate deeper into the barrel, extracting more caramel, honey and vanilla flavors from the wood.” As you can imagine, the music has to hit a certain volume and frequency range for the desired effect to take place. The finishing touch: the casks are then blasted with a custom Metallica playlist, specially selected and arranged by the band themselves. The distillery says the whiskey blend is aged for at least eight years. The premium whiskey uses a blend of hand-selected, well-aged bourbons and ryes, that are then uniquely finished in black brandy casks. Inspired by the song, “Blackened,” and the great American whiskey-making tradition, BLACKENED is a collaboration between Master Distiller Dave Pickerell and Metallica. To purchase online, find local retailers, or gather more information, visit BLACKENED Whiskey’s website at For more information on Rabbit Hole Distillery, visit the website at Gifts: Get 4 Months of Audible for 60% Off to Listen to Britney Spears' Memoir & More The expression is available both in-store and online for limited quantities for a suggested retail price of $149. Currently in its 13th year, the competition is one of the most respected judging events in the eastern USA and consists of a judging panel of the wine and spirits industry’s most trusted authorities. ![]() “Just as Metallica always tries to blaze new trails with our music and artistic style, we love that we are able to do the same with our approach to crafting exceptional whiskey.”Īs a testament to the collaboration and taste, the expression was entered into the 2023 New York Wine & Spirits Competition (NYWSC), where it was awarded a Gold Medal. “The Masters of Whiskey Series represents our dedication to innovation and speaks to our core principle of collaboration,” said Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. It’s always great to be able to work with whiskey makers who are doing new things, such as BLACKENED, as it helps us learn more and improve our game.” “more art than science when we came together. “It seems like it was just an organic process,” said Zamanian. “It was great working with Kaveh, as we came in with different backgrounds and similar mindsets, with a passion to create something unusual and unique to see where we could take it,” Dietrich said in a news release. The process produces low hertz sound waves causing the whiskey to reverberate at a fast rate, interacting with the oak staves of the finishing barrel, measurably releasing wood compounds and flavors. The whiskey is then finished in Calvados Casks.įor its whiskeys, Rabbit Hole’s Chief Whiskey Maker, Kaveh Zamanian, looks beyond traditional methods, creating one-of-a-kind mash bills using malt sourced from Europe, while BLACKENED Whiskey pushes the envelope with its Black Noise sonic-enhancement process.ĭuring finishing, the whiskey is sonically-enhanced to extract more flavor from the finishing casks, using a patent-pending scientific process co-developed by the sound engineers at Meyer Sound. Finished in Calvados Casks, the blend is bottled at cask strength at a proof of 106.59, and non-chill filtered.ĭebuted in 2021 with the BLACKENED x Willett Straight Rye Finished in Madeira Casks, the Masters of Whiskey Series is built upon the brand’s core tenant of collaboration, uniting the expertise of two craftsmen to reimagine craft whiskey and create new, extraordinary expressions.įor this release, Dietrich and Zamanian crafted the expression from a base of 13-year-old straight Tennessee bourbon whiskey featuring a mash bill of 64 percent corn, 36 percent rye, and Rabbit Hole Heigold High Rye Double Malt Kentucky straight bourbon, made from a mash bill of 70 percent corn, 25 percent malted rye, and 5 percent malted barley. Together, BLACKENED Master Distiller & Blender, Rob Dietrich, and Zamanian have created the BLACKENED x Rabbit Hole Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskey Distilled in Tennessee & Kentucky. BLACKENED Whiskey announced a collaboration with Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Whiskey Maker Kaveh Zamanian, founder of Rabbit Hole, for the 2023 release of its Masters of Whiskey Series. ![]()
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