Teeling Stout Cask Finish Small Batch Irish Whiskey
Teeling · Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Teeling's stout cask finish is an exercise in creative abrasion — the roasted, bitter character of Irish stout barrels pushes against the spirit's natural sweetness, creating tension that resolves beautifully. It's a Dublin dram with real backbone.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Rich cocoa and roasted coffee beans lead, layered with caramel and a subtle earthy maltiness. A faint floral note of rosewater lingers at the edges.
Palate
Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel carrying dark chocolate, toasted malt, and a mild clove spice. The stout cask influence adds a roasted bitterness that balances the caramel sweetness perfectly.
Finish
Medium, drying with cocoa, espresso, and a whisper of woody tannin.
- Mash Bill
- Blend of malt and grain whiskey
- Distillation
- Triple Distilled Blended
- Maturation
- Initially aged in bourbon barrels, then finished in 200-litre craft stout beer casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Dublin Espresso — 2 oz Teeling Stout Cask · 1 oz cold brew coffee · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes chocolate bitters · Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe.
Food Pairing
The brownie's bittersweet chocolate amplifies the stout-cask roast character, while flaky sea salt lifts the whiskey's caramel notes.
The Teeling family returned whiskey distilling to Dublin's city center in 2015, building the first new distillery in the capital in over 125 years and reviving a tradition that once made Dublin the whiskey capital of the world.
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