Beautiful Bourbon | Bourbcast 221 | Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye

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I'm seeing Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye all over the internet these days, and I just happen to have a bottle from their first release. I'm going to open this bottle up and give it my fair whiskey review.
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3:27 I'm not really a rye fan, though I like rye whisky now and again - but I love this stuff. It strikes me as a good rye for someone who likes proof but isn't a rye fan.
Just FWIW my bottle is rackhouse 1 and batch 6, at 117.6 proof. I *think* that they just have the one warehouse, but I could be wrong.
I just realized I haven't reviewed this one on Distiller, so you've done me a good turn by reminding me. 🙂
9:51 "Detroit Rock City"was the first KISS song I ever heard, way back in 1976. A visitor had a cassette of the *Destroyer* album, and of course that's the first song on the album. 🙂
12:38 Mine drinks, in my judgment, about commensurate with the proof...and mine's two points higher than yours. But it is a different batch, and that could make a difference.
13:41 I *think* that Hard Truth distills their own juice, but I've not looked into it. I do know that it doesn't strike me as coming from MGP. It's different from Bulleit and Sagamore Spirit, which are, or at least were, from Lawrenceburg.
I've found that while water can do nice things to whisky, I prefer to drink it straight. But one thing I have found is that if I'm going to try water in something, just a drop or two is usually sufficient. Like Brylcream, a little dab'll do ya. 🙂
21:13 My bottle was $70 at Kelly Liquors back on the 5th of the month. It would probably be a dollar or two less at Total Wine. But 70 bucks is like $6 less than it was a year or two ago, when the people at Kelly gave me a sample of it but I couldn't (then) afford it.
That bottle's easy to grip, isn't it? It's almost as comfortable in the hand as a Knob Creek bottle. 😍
28:00 I love the finger stir too. ❤

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I think what I was referring to is the Lawrenceburg styled rye, which tends to be spicier than Canadian, Washington and Maryland ryes. I don't believe Hard Truth uses MGP rye, but I wouldn't complain if they did. FINGER STIRRERS UNITE!!