As superstar alcohol manufacturers proliferate, Metallica has introduced the 2024 launch of their Blackened Rye the Lightning whiskey.
The model title is impressed by Metallica’s sophomore album, “Ride the Lightning.”
This limited-edition expression follows the 2022 version of Rye The Lightning.
The 2024 bottling was created by Blackened grasp distiller and blender Rob Dietrich. It’s a mix of straight rye whiskeys, completed in Madeira wine and Caribbean rum casks for 2 to 14 weeks every.
Rye The Lightning is non-chill filtered and bottled at 92 proof. The result’s notes of inexperienced apple, barn hay, caramel and banana bread on the nostril, the corporate stories, with pear, honeysuckle, muscovado, almond, cinnamon, sawn-wood and waffle cone on the palate.
“After we launched the primary version of Rye The Lighting in 2022, I knew we had one thing particular,” says Dietrich. “I completely love the hay spice and darkish earthy notes in American rye whiskey, so it was an journey to mess around with a inventive taste profile by means of cask ending. I used to be thrilled that buyers liked this whiskey as a lot as we did, and with this restricted launch, I attempted to seize a number of the revolutionary magic of the primary expression, however with a barely new spin by upping the proof a few notches, whereas making use of non-chill filtering and utilizing a rye with a special mash invoice with various kinds of Madeira and Rum finishes.”
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The makers of Blackened Whiskey additionally use a manufacturing technique they name “Black Noise.” Barrels are positioned close to low hertz sound waves, meant to “trigger the whiskey to reverberate at a quick price, interacting with the oak staves of the barrel, measurably releasing wooden compounds and flavors,” the corporate says.
“They are saying that lightning by no means strikes twice, however the second launch of Rye The Lightning proves in any other case,” says Metallica’s lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett. “Rob captured the spirit of our ‘Experience The Lightning’ album with the award-winning first batch. And now with the 2024 version, we’re excited to take our followers on that ‘Experience’ as soon as once more.”
Rye The Lightning is accessible now with for a advised retail worth of $69.99 per 750-ml. bottle. To order on-line or discover native retailers, go to BlackenedWhiskey.com.
This follows the discharge of Blackened Whiskey Cask Strength Volume 01.
