Teeling Brabazon Bottling Series 04 Muscat Casks
Teeling · Teeling Whiskey Distillery
The Brabazon Series is Teeling's exploration of wine cask finishing, and this Muscat expression is the most harmonious yet. The dessert wine casks could easily overwhelm, but the distillery's spirit is robust enough to absorb the influence and come out more complex for it. A rewarding pour for anyone who thinks Irish whiskey can't do bold.
Nose
Fragrant and floral — rosewater and ripe peach jump from the glass, followed by honey-drizzled almond pastry. There's an undercurrent of vanilla and dried apricot that rounds out the aromatic picture.
Palate
Silky and medium-to-full bodied. Honeycomb and stone fruit dominate the entry, with clove spice and a gentle woodiness building through the middle. The Muscat cask influence brings a grapey sweetness that stays measured.
Finish
Medium-long, with lingering peach, vanilla, and a dry woody note that prevents any cloying sweetness.
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Aged in ex-bourbon casks, finished in ex-Muscat dessert wine casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Dublin Garden Party — 2 oz Teeling Brabazon 04 · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz elderflower liqueur · 0.25 oz honey syrup · Shake with ice, strain into coupe, garnish with lemon twist.
Food Pairing
The creamy, warm Brie mirrors the whiskey's silky texture, while the honeycomb amplifies floral sweetness and the toasted almonds echo the nutty undercurrent.
Crafted at Dublin's only operating city distillery in the Liberties quarter, this fourth Brabazon bottling was matured in ex-Muscat dessert wine casks sourced from southern France.
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