Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has just posted Talking Coffee With Charlie Benante: Episode #4 - featuring Michael Poulsen of Volbeat. Check out the clip below:

In 2015, unabashed coffee connoisseur Charlie Benante of Anthrax fame entered the world of entrepreneurship, announcing Benante's Blend. The coffee is available in two different varieties: the Be All End All blend which is a dark roast with a real kick, and the Forever Metal blend, a milder coffee. Benante's Blend are available through Benante's website.

 

 

"I grew up in a large Italian family and coffee was a daily staple in our home," said Benante when he first launched his signature blends. "As a kid, I loved coffee so much, my mother said that at one point, she put some coffee in my bottle. For me, the taste of coffee is one of the greatest tastes that there is on earth, so I decided to create what was for me, the perfect cup of coffee."

 

 

This is actually Benante's second foray into the world of coffee. Years ago, he joined up with Dave Mustaine for a line of coffee and coffee products. "I've learned so much since then," said Benante, "especially about selecting and blending the right beans, and how important roasting is."

 

 

Benante hooked up with a company that specializes in coffee roasting. "I was pretty specific about the tastes I was looking for," Benante explained. "I told them the type of coffee I wanted, what some of my favorite coffees were, and we built it from there. We combined beans from different regions, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Sumatra and Africa, and tweaked the amount of time the beans were roasted to get just the right taste. It was a process, I tested a lot of different blends, but it was a lot of fun.

 

 

"I love coffee so much," Benante added, "if I could make it a cologne, I would wear it."