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Bourbon Review: Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon

We review Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon, the next chapter in an Indiana whiskey producer known for its sweet mash style.

OVERALL RATING

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Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon review

Tasting Notes

About:

90-proof bourbon aged five years after being distilled from a mash bill of 73% corn, 19% rye, and 8% malted barley. It is produced in small batches of 30 or fewer barrels and priced at $44.99 per 750 ml bottle.
Appearance:
A nice, warm, amber-golden note in the glass brings excellent leg structure and decent viscosity.
Nose:
The nose on this one showcases a well-balanced and thought-out bourbon, delivering an easygoing aromatic mix of vanilla, cotton candy, oak, a bit of black pepper, a tiny amount of cloves, and some orange.
Palate:
This is not a bad experience on the palate, giving one a sense of the direction this bourbon has developed over the years. Oak and vanilla are present, backed up with baking spice, coriander, a tiny bit of caramel, creme brulee, and blackberry.
Finish:
The finish on this is sufficient, but it is a bit more spicy than I want as it drifts quickly away.
Comments:
Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon is a solid sipper, with little to say negative about it. It doesn’t particularly rock the world, but as is the case with many good whiskeys, it doesn’t need to in order to be of good value.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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