
92
Score
Hard Truth Master Distiller's Reserve Caramel Malt Barrel Strength Sweet Mash (Batch 001), 58.7%
Price: ● Issue: Spring 2023 ● Reviewer: Shane English ● Category: Rye Whiskey
This rye adds in 11% caramel malted barley to a more traditional mash of 51% rye and 38% corn, playing with both the typical and the experimental. The nose offers a fruit salad’s worth of aromas: apples, pears, tangerines, orange peel, and tropical fruits like pineapple and kiwi. The sip spices the fruits with cinnamon raisin bread, apple cider doughnuts, and mulled wine. The finish wraps up with caramel-drizzled whipped cream over coffee