Blackened M81 is the original release in the Blackened series — the Metallica x Drew Estate collaboration of James Hetfield, master distiller Rob Dietrich, and Jonathan Drew. "Maduro to the core," M81 pairs a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper with a U.S. Connecticut River Broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania filler, for a deep, dark profile of wood, toast, and dark chocolate.

Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: U.S. Connecticut River Broadleaf
Filler: Nicaraguan & U.S. Pennsylvania
Strength: Medium+