Introducing the 2024 edition of Rye the Lightning™, available now! This limited-edition release follows the highly acclaimed 2022 edition of Rye The Lightning, which received a coveted spot on Whisky Advocate’s 2022 Top 20 Most Exciting Whiskies of the World, among numerous other awards. Just like its predecessor, the 2024 edition of Rye the Lighting was inspired by Metallica’s 6x platinum sophomore album, Ride the Lightning.Continue reading
Metallica has shared several more videos in The Blending Sessions with Blackened American Whiskey Master Distiller Rob Dietrich. The entire band discusses their whisky brand with Rob in a new series of videos on the Blackened website. Check them out below. Continue reading
Metallica has shared two more videos in The Blending Sessions with Blackened American Whiskey Master Distiller Rob Dietrich. The entire band discusses their whisky brand with Rob in a new series of videos on the Blackened website. Check them out below. Continue reading
Blackened®, the award winning whiskey from Metallica, will be a sponsor of the 2024 Annual Metal Hall of Fame Gala, January 24, 2024, at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove, Anaheim, CA. Blackened® will have a special branding experience and will include a free sampling event for all Metal Hall of Fame Gala attendees ages 21 and over. The Gala will be hosted by radio icon Eddie Trunk, and entertainment personality Cathy Rankin.Continue reading
Ghost Cult was honored to spend some time chatting with Rob Dietrich of Blackened American Whiskey by Metallica! Rob is the Master Distiller of Blackened and he talked all about making whiskey with Metallica, the ground- breaking process that makes Blackened so special, his career in spirits, how involved the members of Metallica are, making the perfect whiskey drink, and more!
Metallica has released a new variation of their Blackened American Whiskey – Rye The Lightning™. Rye The Lightning iis a Kentucky Straight Rye Double Cask Finished Whiskey, sonically enhanced to the sounds of Ride the Lightning Live at Orion Music + More 2012. Pre-orders are available now, as well as a rare performance of Ride the Lightning from back to front by scanning a QR code found at retail, following @Blackenedamericanwhiskey on socials, or visiting their site at the link below for more information.