Thrash Metal y Whisky: Honor a Dimebag Darrel.

By Regina Irigoyen
8 julio, 2020

Anthrax rinde homenaje con el lanzamiento de su nueva bebida: un Whisky Bourbon de nombre The Healer. El nombre proviene del fallecido guitarrista de Pantera, Dimebag Darrel, pues así es como describía al alcohol según Charlie Benante durante su gira con Pantera.

Charlie Benante, baterista de Anthrax, contó que escuchó a Dimebag decir que el alcohol era sanador y que eso le pareció enfermo.

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“Abrió la cortina del autobus, me dio un trago de whisky y dijo: El alcohol es sanador”. Scott Ian, el guitarrista de Anthrax, contó que si llegaban a una prueba de sonido con resaca, Dimebag estaría ahí con un trago de whisky porque “el alcohol es sanador”

Así es como surgió el nombre, Anthrax tomó la frase de Dimebag e hizo posible el lanzamiento de esta bebida edición limitada. En el 2014 ya habían lanzado un whisky de alta gama: Indios y más tarde, The Devil You Know en el 2015. Este nuevo Whisky fue añejado y producido en Hillrock Estate Distillery.

Lograron producir 360 botellas con tan un sólo un barril. Cada botella tendrá un precio de 140 dólares, más de 3,000 pesos mexicanos. The Healer puede ser adquirido a través de Mash & Grace.

Los anteriores Whiskys ya mencionados, se agotaron en días y es probable que The Healer agote sus 360 botellas en poco tiempo.

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ANTHRAX TIPS ITS HAT TO DIMEBAG DARRELL WITH THE BAND’S BRAND NEW SIGNATURE BOURBON, “THE HEALER" ⁣ ⁣ “The Healer,” the band’s brand new, high-end, limited edition bourbon, Solera-aged in a King’s Barrel, and produced by @HillrockEstateDistillery, situated in New York’s Hudson Valley Highlands. 🙌 LINK IN BIO 🙌 ⁣ With one barrel – 360 bottles – produced of this cask strength, 115.6-proof elixir, “The Healer” available exclusively online now, Charlie Benante, “The first time I heard Dimebag refer to booze being a healer was when we were on tour together and I was really sick. He came onto our bus, opened my bunk curtain, gave me a shot of whiskey and said 'booze is the healer.’” ⁣ Scott Ian, "'If we arrived for soundcheck a little hungover, Dimebag would be standing there with a knowing Cheshire Cat smile, a shot of whiskey at the ready and the words ‘booze is the healer.’ And goddamn if it didn’t work. Put us right back on the horse." ⁣ ⁣ Last November, when Anthrax played the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut – the band’s final concert before COVID-19 shut everything down – they enjoyed a tasting of about a half-dozen bourbons, all produced at a variety of New York state distilleries and the Hillrock Estate’s won hands down. ⁣ ⁣ “This bourbon got my vote right away,” said Frank Bello. “When I took the first sip, the mix of flavors really came out in a big way. It was more like a cool smooth vibe that made me pour a second glass. Second glasses are fun.” ⁣ “To my uneducated palate,” said Scott, "this high rye content bourbon with notes of toffee, molasses, cinnamon, and mint was incredibly well-balanced. The depth of the flavor was intense. In layman’s terms, it’s some damn-good hooch!" #anthrax #bourbon #hillrockestatedistillery @cathyffranklin

A post shared by Anthrax (@anthrax) on Jun 25, 2020 at 7:11am PDT

Te dejamos una publicación de Instagram que hizo el guitarrista de Anthrax, Scott Ian, es una vieja fotografía de 1994  junto a Pantera. Cuenta cómo pasaban el tiempo.

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It was a very metal week in March of 1994 when Anthrax & Pantera played a couple of days apart at the same venue in Honolulu. They came to our show, we went to their show. More importantly, we all made a vacation of it, changing flights and staying on Oahu so we could tear shit up. Every day we would drive out to Haleiwa on the North Shore and rent Jet-Skis and Waverunners. The first rule posted on every sign at the rental spot was, “Do not jump the waves.” We’d get on our skis and head straight for the waves and launch ourselves over and over, catching huge air. After a few days of this the guys at the rental spot gave up yelling at us. We had a blast. This pic was taken right after one of our wave jumping sessions. L-R: Brian Slagel, me, Darrell, Rex, John Bush. Right after this pic, Blacktooth! @anthrax @panteraofficial @brianslagel #johnbush @rexbrownofficial #dimebagdarrell

A post shared by Scott Ian (@scottianthrax) on Jun 24, 2020 at 8:55am PDT

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