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Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye 7 Years

Rye Hard Truth
  • Distiller

    Hard Truth

  • Bottler

    Hard Truth

  • ABV

    53.5%

  • Age

    7 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Hard Truth Distilling Co. 7-Year Sweet Mash Rye is a grain-to-glass Indiana rye whiskey produced with fresh-mash fermentation and aged seven years. The limited expression debuted Feb. 28, 2026, at the distillery in Nashville, Indiana, with broader retail rollout following shortly after.

Brand tasting notes include maple, golden raisin, plum, vanilla, fennel, candied fruit, rye spice, brûléed sugar, cherry syrup and oak.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Jacob Kiper
  • A cherry cough drop appears early, though it avoids veering too medicinal, and is joined by apple butter
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • A unique and thoroughly enjoyable rye from Hard Truth Distilling Co. that offers an offbeat yet delicious autumn-like flavor profile that continues to improve with age.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • A really great rye whiskey. It’s light, citrusy, drinks below its proof, and is really nicely balanced. Great release from Hard Truth that sips great neat and would sublimely elevate a cocktail.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Lovely distinctive nose full of citrus, candied fruit and spice: candied orange, peach rings, Maria Sandia candies, cinnamon and clove. After a bit of time in the glass, a lovely butterscotch note emerges

  • Taste:

    Moderate viscosity. The profile is bright and fruit-forward. Brown sugar, cinnamon, orange peel and lemon peel, light oak, espresso, pine, cherry candies.

  • Finish:

    The finish brings a hearty dose of almond and cocoa power, followed by cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper and pine.

  • Overall:

    A really great rye whiskey. It’s light, citrusy, drinks below its proof, and is really nicely balanced. Great release from Hard Truth that sips great neat and would sublimely elevate a cocktail.

  • Score:

    90

  • 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