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Blackened American Whiskey, which is only 90 proof, is not that.
It gets its name because the whiskey is aged in black brandy barrels.
But it doesnt sound very metal.
If the whiskey isnt going to taste like hellfire, at least itll taste like wood.
Blackened Batch 106 is No.
26 because the first batch was 81 clever!
Its thesecondtime Metallica has released such an album, after the firstS&Min 1999.
But back to the whiskey.
I had two different questions as I tasted Blackened Batch 106.
You get the idea.
The second question was whether Blackened Batch 106 is any good, and the answer is no.
I could only pick out about half of those alleged notes, and definitely not the apricot.
Its thin so thin that I barely even tasted it when I mixed it with some ginger beer.
It was probably best when I put it in eggnog, where its dominant butterscotch-y flavor shined.
Which brings me back to the problem at the center of all this.
I shouldnt be putting Metallica whiskey into eggnog.
I shouldnt be searching for (or finding!)
flavors like vanilla and clove and apricot in Metallica whiskey.
But even through all the gimmicks, Metallica is stilla band that does not half-ass things.
They play their music for their whiskey!
And on Blackened Batch 106, at least you’re free to tell.
