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Hard Truth Master Distiller's Reserve Caramel Malt Barrel Strength Sweet Mash (Batch 001), 58.7%

Price: 90 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