The ultimate goal is to make a whiskey that fits into the Metallica experience and sets itself apart from all the others.Whiskybase B.V. We are obviously not just slapping a Metallica label on a pre-existing mediocre whiskey, but have been working on this for the last several years and overseeing every detail from the first idea to your first taste with careful precision. We want to show the world, and in this case especially the whiskey connoisseurs, how seriously we take this endeavor. The ultimate goal with Metallica is to connect with our fans through recordings, through concerts, and increasingly through any other way that further creates a bond. "Sport the Blackened American Whiskey logo on a T-shirt, hoodie, hat or beanie, available now in the Met Store.” You may order online at or please note that unfortunately all states do not allow delivery of spirits. Keep an eye on for more events in the near future and use the locator to see where you can either sip or carry out Blackened American Whiskey for yourself. If you’re in the area before the show on August 30th, stop by the locations below, meet Dave and pick up a bottle and swing by our pre-show party at Wando’s on Sunday. tour dates this fall including our first stop in Madison on September 2nd. Each batch of 5,000 bottles of Blackened American Whiskey will come with an accompanying playlist at and on Spotify and Apple Music.īlackened will be available in stores, restaurants, and bars surrounding a handful of U.S. We call this sonic enhancement “Black Noise”, and the playlists we create help shape the flavor of the whiskey.Īnd you guessed it, the soundwave that fronts the bottle comes from “Blackened” and we’re pretty sure you know why the inaugural batch is labeled 081. It just so happens that the low-frequency range needed for Dave’s vision was the range you hear in our music. They adapted their technology for sonic enhancement using a patent-pending process. We are fortunate to have a long-time collaboration with Meyer Sound, a company that makes a proprietary subwoofer that amplifies the low frequency sound waves. With that in mind, “Blackened” isn’t just the name of a song on …And Justice For All and now on the bottle it literally helps to shape the flavor! 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. When the lowest note would reverberate through the halls, “the whole building would tremble, it would really shake your guts,” Dave says. He experienced the power of soundwaves during his time as a student and then a Professor of Chemistry at West Point, home to the world’s largest church organ. Legendary in the spirits community, Dave is a chemical engineer who has revolutionized the distilling processes with techniques like solera aging and triple-finishing. cities later this week and online at or. Those of you who are whiskey connoisseurs may have heard some rumblings earlier this summer as we’re honored to partner with Master Distiller extraordinaire, Dave Pickerell, to create a unique blend of straight American whiskey available in select U.S. It’s not often that we announce a brand new, never-been-done-before Metallica endeavor, so we’re incredibly excited and super proud to introduce Blackened American Whiskey.
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