Rob Dietrich is the Master Distiller & Blender for BLACKENED Whiskey and is responsible for every aspect of production. Rob ensures the uncompromising quality of BLACKENED Whiskey and is committed to maintaining and elevating the recipe of BLACKENED’s original expression. Rob uses artisanal methods with a handcrafted approach, and he is dedicated to creating eclectic and unique world-class whiskey expressions.
Rob’s passion for art and music was honed across 10+ years spent working in the music business, with an adventurous start working as a rigger, stagehand, and events manager at Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco. His path even crossed with Metallica at one point, where he worked as rigger and stage crew for one of their shows in the late ’90’s. Rob also worked as a freelance agent for a variety of venues like Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater and The Fillmore in San Francisco and Denver, as well as producing and managing many tours and festivals world-wide.
Rob Dietrich initially learned the art and science of distilling and blending from legendary craft distiller Jess Graber, whom he proudly calls his mentor. As former Master Distiller for Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, Rob made his mark with the release of Stranahan’s Snowflake and Sherry Cask. He continues to release unique, limited-release expressions with the highly awarded RYE THE LIGHTNINGⓇ and by collaborating with other renowned whiskey makers as part of the BLACKENED Masters of Whiskey Series.
In addition to his passion and skill for making world-class whiskey, Rob has also collaborated with legendary Metallica frontman, James Hetfield, and industry disrupter, Jonathan Drew, of Drew Estate Cigars, to create and launch the award-winning BLACKENED M81, triple-maduro cigar series. We can’t wait to see what Rob comes up with next!
He is a combat veteran of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and served with the 10th Target Acquisition Detachment from 1992 to 1995. His two tours in Somalia in ‘92-’93, as well as relief operations in Haiti in ‘94, helped shape his passionate adventure-seeking, life-affirming philosophy.
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