Metallica Made a (Good) Whiskey Using Its Music. No, Really.

Your presents can wait, but Mary Poppins cannot. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       In a Crowded Celebrity Booze Market, Metallica Made One Worth Drinking   In August, Metallica released its own whiskey brand, Blackened, the first liquor from the band. It, too, is immersed in music. Created in collaboration with master distiller Dave Pickerell, a rockstar himself in the whiskey world, Blackened is serenaded with the band's discography new and very, very old until it vibrates, soaking in the controlled, thumping energy as flavor from the barrel. The spirit itself was born not of some later-in-life rocker despair, as the money dries up and the last farewell tour winds down, but rather an effort to make a modern whiskey for younger folks to embrace as their own, says Lars Ulrich. And unlike, say, Bob Dylan's unenthusiastic sponsorship of Heaven's Door, the band is fully behind it. Read More           There Aren't Two Sides to Science, That's Just Your Coal Money Talking   Kelly Craft is the first woman to serve as U.S. ambassador to Canada. That's great! Unfortunately, the Kentuckian's primary qualification seems to be that she was a Republican fundraiser. In surely unrelated news, her husband, Joe Craft, is a billionaire coal-mining magnate. Together they've dished out millions to Republican candidates over the years. The new ambassador officially assumed her new gig Monday, and to celebrate, Craft sat with the CBC for an interview. What followed was not promising. Read More           11 of the Best Gifts to Buy for Your Significant Other   Created for Hugo Boss   A dozen things you're partner will actually want to use. Read More           Game of Thrones Scripts Explain Tyrion's Mysterious Reaction to Daenerys and Jon Having Sex in the Season 7 Finale   Season Seven of Game of Thrones concluded with Daenerys Targaryen unknowingly having sex with her nephew Jon Snow. Very weird! But, to complicate matters further, their advisor Tyrion Lannister was standing outside the door listening and looking very concerned indeed. Many theories have been thrown around about what exactly Tyrion was thinking in that moment. Had he made a deal with Cersei to betray them? Was he concerned that a child of theirs would have a claim to the throne? Maybe Tyrion had fallen in love with Daenerys and the dude was feeling a little heartbroken or jealous or both? Read More           Gifts to Give If You're Broke: Ther $25-and-Under Gift Guide   So you haven't got much cash to drop on presents this year. That doesn't mean you have to scrape the bottom of the gift-giving barrel. Here are 38 great gift ideas under $25 that manage to be stylish, classic, and economical. Read More           Take an Exclusive First Look at The North Face x Extra Butter's City-Inspired Collaboration   The North Face may have been built for the great outdoors, but the band is now just as at home in the urban jungle. So it's only natural that for its latest collaboration, the brand teamed up with NYC-based Extra Butter to create a lineup of gear that takes its cues from the city. The upcoming "Night Crawlers" collection utilizes a bold, cityscape print inspired by the after-dark version of New York depicted in classic noir movies. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2018 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019