7 Year Straight Bourbon
A limited-edition seven-year-old straight bourbon (73% corn, 19% rye, 8% malted barley) with uniquely developed flavors of buttered toffee, vanilla, cherry, and rye spice, finishing with candied pecan, oak, and clove.
About
Hard Truth Distilling Co. is a grain-to-glass distillery located in Nashville, Indiana, that pioneered the sweet mash whiskey process in 2018. Founded by Master Distiller Bryan Smith in Brown County, the distillery crafts all of its spirits from start to finish using high-quality Indiana grains and custom-built continuous column stills, aging them in barrels specifically produced for each unique mash bill to achieve peak flavor development.
Spirits
7 Year Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey
A limited-edition seven-year-old sweet mash rye (94% rye, 6% malted barley) with extended aging that reveals maple, golden raisin, candied fruit, and rye spice, finishing with brûléed sugar, vanilla, fennel, and oak.
7 Year Wheated Bourbon
A limited-edition seven-year-old wheated bourbon (69% corn, 19% wheat, 12% malted barley) that earned double platinum from the ASCOT Awards, featuring nougat, dark chocolate, toasted almond, and warm pecan pie with a long, soothing finish.
Barrel Finish Reserve Straight Bourbon Finished on French Oak
A small-batch 23-barrel blend finished in toasted French Oak casks at 106.1 proof, transforming rich sweetness with ripe fruit and buttery pastry notes into a complex, velvety bourbon with apricot jam, honey, and baking spice.
Barrel Finish Reserve Straight Wheated Bourbon Finished On Mizunara
A small-batch 24-barrel blend finished on rare Mizunara oak at cask strength, offering decadent nougat, vanilla bean maple syrup, candied pecan, and peach cobbler with warming baking spice and dark coffee on the finish.
Double Oaked Bourbon
A 28-barrel batch of Sweet Mash Bourbon aged a second time in new, charred American Oak barrels at barrel strength (106.1 proof), delivering sweet maple syrup, oak, smoke, tobacco, fig, and a spice-forward finish.
High Road Rye
An approachable rye whiskey (55% rye, 36% corn, 9% malted barley) bottled at 93 proof, featuring apricot jam, honey, baking spice, rich vanilla, and a bold caramel finish that fades to honey and nougat.
Sweet Mash Bourbon
A small-batch bourbon (73% corn, 19% rye, 8% malted barley) bottled at 90 proof, offering notes of caramel, pecan, clove, and toffee with a warming coffee and vanilla finish.
Sweet Mash Four Grain Bourbon
A bottling-inbond four-grain bourbon (78% corn, 9% rye, 9% wheat, 4% malted barley) at 100 proof, offering butterscotch, vanilla, honeycrisp apple, and tobacco with a honey and cracked black pepper finish.
Sweet Mash Rye
Hard Truth’s debut sweet mash whiskey (94% rye, 6% malted barley) bottled uncut and unfiltered at barrel strength, delivering sweet maple, stone fruit, and bold rye spice with a finish of cherry syrup, vanilla, clove, and cinnamon.
Sweet Mash Wheated Bourbon
A bottling-inbond wheated bourbon (69% corn, 19% wheat, 12% malted barley) at 100 proof, showcasing toasted marshmallow, dark chocolate, custard, and s’mores with a mocha and shortbread finish.