Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell honored with new liquor brand BlackTooth Beverages

Dimebag Darrell‘s longtime girlfriend Rita Haney has launched the new BlackTooth Beverages liquor brand in the late Pantera guitarist’s honor.

Dime was often pictured with a drink in hand and famously coined his own whiskey-cola cocktail, the potent “BlackTooth Grin,” from which the brand takes it name (originally inspired by a lyric from Megadeth’s “Sweating Bullets”). The new line of liquor products also fulfills a dream Dime shared with Haney.

“Darrell always wanted his own whiskey, we talked about it a lot together,” said Haney in the press release. “I have handwritten notes and lists, with his ideas and drawings, BlackTooth was always part of those goals he wanted to reach.”

The brand’s initial release includes a seven-year aged American rye whiskey ($69.99), a rye/vodka blended whiskey ($33.99), and the BlackTooth Grin ready-to-drink cocktail — available with sugar (“leaded”) and sugar-free (“unleaded”) — at $15.99 a four pack.

“Dime was always about unity, whether it be brought around through music or good cocktails,” Haney continued. “He loved to pour ‘em up and ‘Watch It Go!’ He was always about a damn good time! I think this whiskey represents his essence very well…That ‘Getcha Pull’ attitude…enjoy life and have as much of a good time as can be had. You can’t go wrong with that outlook, and a good cocktail to go along with it!”

In addition to Haney, the BlackTooth Beverages team includes Walt Kerpa (CEO of Distilled Spirits USA, Inc. and founder of American Revolution Vodka), Jordan Kerpa (master distiller and head of operations), and director of ops Brent Hamilton (a former marketing executive for various large-scale energy drink brands).

“I like to think the pink beard up above had a hand in a chance meeting between Walt and myself,” stated Haney. “We met at a music showcase and sparked up a conversation over our love of music, family and good booze!”

To celebrate the launch of the brand, BlackTooth Beverages is hosting a party on August 20th — Dimebag’s birthday — at the famed Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood from 5 to 8 p.m. PT. Haney will be pouring BlackTooth behind the bar along with “special guest bartenders” who are yet to be announced.

There will also be a “Dimebag Experience” pop-up featuring a display of Dimebag’s iconic guitars, personal effects, and memorabilia, plus exclusive Dimebag Hardware merch. Sirius XM’s Jose Mangin will be broadcasting “Dime Day” live from the event — an annual 24-hour broadcast celebrating Dimebag and his music that includes tributes from fellow musicians and fans. And Mangin is bringing the VinDime limo (aka “White Fang”) — a restored 1997 Lincoln Town Car stretch limousine previously owned by Dimebag and Vinnie Paul — for fans to sit in and take photos.

For more on the brand, check out a Q&A with Haney via Raise the Question. See pics of the initial BlackTooth Beverages liquor lineup below, and visit the official website to purchase the products.

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