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93Excellent

Hard Truth Barrel Finish Reserve 2024 Blend

Rye Hard Truth
  • Distiller

    Hard Truth

  • Bottler

    Hard Truth

  • ABV

    58.4%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Distilled from a mashbill of 94% rye and 6% malted barley, this rye whiskey was finished in a mix of cognac, sauternes, PX sherry and PX brandy casks. In 2023, Hard Truth released a series of rye whiskeys finished in all of those casks, individually, so this is essentially a blend of those. After blending, the final whiskey was rested on toasted Jupilles French oak before being bottled at cask strength.Here's how the blend breaks down: 31% cognac finish; 26% sauternes finish; 26% PX sherry finish; and 17% PX brandy finish. Only 11 barrels were produced.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 91
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Unspecified
  • Overall, deeply flavorful and built around its four-cask regimen.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • The assortment of notes are balanced and cling to the mouth with great density.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • It's complex, powerful, bold, balanced and delicious — despite being 3-year-old whiskey. Hard Truth might just be the best indie rye whiskey producer in America.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Nick Beiter
  • A complex blend of rye finished in Cognac, Sauternes, PX sherry, and PX brandy that are rested on toasted Jupilles French oak to satisfying results.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Pleasant and complex on the nose. Powdered sugar, grape jelly, cherry pie filing, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, butterscotch and orange peel.

  • Taste:

    Loads of tobacco, tannin and buttercream frosting meet deep, rich cherry syrup, espresso, clove and a kiss of spearmint.

  • Finish:

    Oak, cherry, dark chocolate, walnuts, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and blackberry.

  • Overall:

    I loved 2023's finished whiskey series that this is a blend of, and I have to say that this bottling is even better than the sum of its parts. It's complex, powerful, bold, balanced and delicious — despite being 3-year-old whiskey. Hard Truth might just be the best indie rye whiskey producer in America, and I am incredibly excited for its future.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources