INDY OR BUST: A Whiskey Weekend Recap
Earlier this month, the Bourbon & Banter crew hit the road for another whiskey-fueled adventure—this time to Indianapolis. View our video recap.
Hard Truth Distilling Co.
Hard Truth Bottled-In-Bond Wheated Bourbon
A first sip serves up fruit and spice: golden apples, ripe banana, cinnamon, cocoa and a bit of black pepper. Keep after it and you get a bourbon toddy that, given its high corn and wheat mashbill, needs no warming or honey; it’s sweet and subtle enough on its own.
Get to Know: Bryan Smith, master distiller and partner, Hard Truth Distilling Co.
So, I was listening to what’s their plans were … and I asked if I could join them on the project. Sometimes something opens up in front of you, and you see this vision of what it could become, and you want in on it.
Maybe it’s time to ditch the term ‘craft distillery’
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