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Our second bottle from Hard Truth this week is the 100 proof Wheated Bourbon.

The aroma on this pour opens with dense, sweet dried cherries, brown sugar and whiffs of dark chocolate. The is nice and oily, sweet grains, semisweet cherries and lightly grassy. The finish lingers with semisweet grain, dry vanilla and a light oaky tannin.

This was easily my favorite pour of the week. It’s a great Wheated Bourbon that keeps me interested from beginning to the end. I’ll be savoring this bottle until I can try the 7yr (125 proof) version which I anticipate being even better.

By the way, I absolutely love the Cork Stoppers. Each one seems to be unique. I’d love to get the story on these.

Glass: Aged & Ore Sip Glass

Age: 6yrs

Mashbill:

69% Corn

19% Wheat

12% Malted Barley

Casks: New Charred American Oak Barrels

ABV: 50%

Price: $55

Bottle provided by Distillery.

My Rating: 83

Tasting notes below. 👇🏼

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NOSE: Dense, sweet, dried cherries, brown sugar, dark chocolate.

PALATE: Oily, sweet grain, semisweet cherries, lightly grassy.

FINISH: Lingering semisweet grain, dry vanilla, light tannins.

Guide to my personal ratings:

🤢 0-49 = Varying degrees of undrinkable.

🫤 50-59 = Drinkable, but meh.

😊 60-69 = Fair. Not my cup of tea.

😃 70-79 = Good. Some nice elements.

😋 80-89 = Great! Interesting and very enjoyable.

🤩 90-100 = Amazing! The perfect pour. (Rare)

Sip. Rate. Repeat.

MI’ll be reviewing five releases from Hard Truth this week, a couple Bourbons and a few Ryes. First on the bar is their base Sweet Mash Bourbon.

The aroma opens with a heavy/dense floral, sweet cantaloupe (like walking into a florist shop while drinking Cantaloupe flavored Snapple), then vanilla marshmallows and just a little grassiness. The palate is oily, sweet powdered candy (Smarties), followed by a floral vanilla. The finish lingers with sweet vanilla spice, light grassiness and a faint cinnamon.

I generally prefer heavy, dark, cherry forward Bourbons, but I really do like this one. A wonderful light refreshing sipper with a lot of flavor.

Glass: Aged & Ore Neat Glass 👈🏼🥃

Age: 4yrs

Mashbill:

73% Corn

19% Rye

8% Malted Barley

Casks: New Charred American Oak Barrels

ABV: 45%

Price: $45

Bottle provided by Distillery.

My Rating: 81

Tasting notes below. 👇🏼

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NOSE: Dense floral, sweet cantaloupe Snapple, vanilla (almost marshmallow), lightly grassy.

PALATE: Oily, sweet powdered candy, vanilla, floral.

FINISH: Lingering, sweet vanilla spice, grassy, light cinnamon.