Spirit Specs
- Hard Truth Barrel Finish Reserve Straight Bourbon Finished on French Oak
- 23 barrel blend of mash bills BW-1 (73% corn, 19% rye, 8% malted barley) and BW-5 (82% corn, 18% rye)
- Finished in French Oak barrels
- 106.1 proof (53.05% ABV)
Our Spirits
Barrel Finish Reserve Straight Bourbon Finished on French Oak
Two Hard Truth mash bills come together in the first Barrel Finish Reserve release of 2026: French Oak Finished Bourbon.
This 23 barrel batch features a unique blend of our straight and high malt bourbons finished in toasted French Oak casks. The finishing process transforms the original rich sweetness with ripe fruit and buttery pastry notes into a complex and velvety bourbon worth savoring.
Appearance
Burnt amberAroma
Apricot jam and buttered croissant open to lush honey and warming cloveTaste
Sweet candied fruit and buttered toffee build to warming rye spice and oakFinish
Warm, lingering notes of apricot and rich baking spice fade to cracked black pepper and bruléed sugar
The exciting part of bringing this bourbon to life was that we created the opportunity to put our blending strategy and barrel finished program together in a truly unique way.
Barrel Manager Chris Moore
Bourbon Buck
- 2 oz. Hard Truth Bourbon
- 1 oz. Lime juice
- 4 oz. Ginger beer
- Mint spring, to garnish
Hard Truth Signature Old Fashioned
2 oz. Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon
2 barspoons Demerara syrup
1 barspoon Luxardo syrup
1 dropper Aromatic bitters
Lemon peel, orange peel, and Luxardo cherry, to garnish
New York Sour
2 oz. Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon
1 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
1 Egg white
1 oz. Dry red wine
Halekulani
1½ oz. Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon
3 oz. Pineapple juice
3 oz. Orange juice
½ oz. Lemon juice
½ oz. Grenadine
Orchid petals, to garnish
3 oz. Pineapple juice
3 oz. Orange juice
½ oz. Lemon juice
½ oz. Grenadine
Orchid petals, to garnish