Blackened Whiskey has announced the release of the 2024 edition of Rye the Lighting, inspired by Metallica’s sophomore album, Ride the Lightning.
The 2024 edition of Rye The Lightning is crafted from a blend of straight rye whiskeys hand-selected by Blackened Master Distiller & Blender Rob Dietrich. The whiskeys are vatted and transferred for finishing to Madeira wine and Caribbean rum casks for 2-14 weeks each, where they undergo Blackened’s proprietary Black Noise sonic-enhancement process. Rye The Lightning is non-chill filtered and bottled at 92 proof.
“When we launched the first edition of Rye The Lighting in 2022, I knew we had something special,” said Blackened Master Distiller & Blender Rob Dietrich. “I absolutely love the hay spice and dark earthy notes in American rye whiskey, so it was an adventure to play around with a creative flavor profile through cask finishing. I was thrilled that consumers loved this whiskey as much as we did, and with this limited release, I tried to capture some of the innovative magic of the first expression, but with a slightly new spin by upping the proof a couple of notches, while applying non-chill filtering and using a rye with a different mash bill with different types of Madeira and Rum finishes.”
This limited-edition expression follows the highly-acclaimed 2022 edition of Rye The Lightning. Given the overwhelmingly response, Dietrich sought to bottle lightning again with this latest iteration.
“They say that lightning never strikes twice, but the second release of Rye The Lightning proves otherwise,” said Metallica’s lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett. “Rob captured the spirit of our ‘Ride The Lightning’ album with the award-winning first batch. And now with the 2024 edition, we are excited to take our fans on that ‘Ride’ once again.”
Blackened’s Rye The Lightning is available now for $69.99.
