We set out to craft a whiskey that brings the uniqueness of the collaborators together in a bottle. A whiskey born of innovation, and unlike any other in the world. From the time Dave was a cadet at West Point, he was fascinated with the effects of sound – the way an organ can play a note that shakes an entire building. As he honed his craft over the years, the thought of what sound could do to whiskey at a molecular level stayed with him. As it so happened, Metallica and Meyer Sound innovated a subwoofer employing that same range, harnessing the vibrations that make a Metallica concert the resonant, visceral experience their fans know and love. The convergence of these ambitions have resulted in a sonic-enhancement method that utilizes a variation of the band’s song-determined frequencies to disrupt the whiskey inside the barrel, causing increased wood interaction that kicks up the wood-flavor characteristics in the whiskey. We call this proprietary sonic-enhancement process BLACK NOISE™.
The Proof Is In The Flavor
BLACKENED Whiskey sonically-enhances their whiskeys to extract more flavor from the wood, using a proprietary scientific process co-developed by the engineers at Meyer Sound, a global leader in sound technology. Dubbed BLACK NOISE™, this sonic-enhancement process produces low frequency sound waves that cause the whiskey to reverberate at a fast rate, interacting with the oak staves of the barrel, unlocking its full flavor potential. The result is the one-of-a-kind BLACKENED Whiskey taste.
Through precise experiments, we have been able to measure the impact of the innovative BLACK NOISE process, which is currently undergoing further studies as part of the proprietary application. But what does this mean for you as a whiskey lover?
Our methodology involves using advanced techniques like Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography to measure color, absorbance, and the levels of nine key markers (or wood compounds) from the Oak Aroma Panel. These markers correspond to flavors like toasted coconut, vanilla, butterscotch, caramel, and charr. Through this testing, we gained insights into the unique flavors and aromas that give our whiskey its distinctive taste.
Meyer Sound is a world leader in audio design, engineering and technology. For years, they’ve worked alongside Metallica to deliver the best music experience to the listener. As a result of an engineering pursuit that considers all aspects of the listening experience, from the system to the human ear, their technologies have innovated the audio experience time and time again.
The Proof Is In The Flavor
Grab your smartphone and a bottle of BLACKENED and head over to blackened.live and join our Master Distiller & Blender Rob Dietrich on a walk through the BLACK NOISE™ process!
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