Teeling Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Teeling · Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Teeling's Single Malt is a showcase for creative cask management. The five wine cask finishes could easily result in chaos, but instead they produce a harmonious, fruit-forward whiskey that retains grain character. Bottled at 46% without chill filtration, it's honest and well-made.
Nose
Tropical fruit — pineapple and mango — lead confidently, backed by vanilla and a gentle waft of clove spice. There's an underlying nuttiness, like toasted hazelnuts, and a faint herbaceous quality that hints at the wine cask maturation.
Palate
Silky and medium-bodied. Stone fruit and honey coat the tongue, followed by a warming clove and white pepper kick. The influence of five different wine cask finishes creates a kaleidoscopic sweetness that never becomes cloying.
Finish
Medium-long, with dried apricot, subtle oak tannins, and a final wisp of dark cocoa. Clean and balanced.
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Five different wine cask types: sherry, port, Madeira, white Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Dublin Sour — 2 oz Teeling Single Malt · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 1 egg white · Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with three drops of Angostura on the foam.
Food Pairing
Honey-glazed pork belly with roasted stone fruit
Distilled at Dublin's first new distillery in 125 years, the Teeling Single Malt is matured across five different wine cask types — sherry, port, Madeira, white Burgundy, and Cabernet Sauvignon — before vatting by master blender Alex Chasko.
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