Distillery

Teeling whiskies

Teeling is a Dublin distillery in The Liberties, the city’s old distilling heart. It opened in the mid-2010s and was the first new distillery in Dublin in more than a century. It is run by the sons of Cooley’s founder, with a long family tradition in whiskey. It is known for its innovative style and its wine and rum cask finishes.

Founded
2015
Owner
Origin
Ireland
In the catalogue
5 whiskies

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5 whiskies

Guide to Teeling

History

The Teeling family had a distillery in Dublin in the 18th century, in the same area where the new one stands today. At the end of the 20th century John Teeling founded Cooley, which broke the monopoly on Irish production. When Cooley was sold at the beginning of the 2010s, his sons, Jack and Stephen, set up a new company and began selling sourced whiskey while they built the distillery. The Teeling distillery opened in 2015 and became a symbol of the revival of whiskey in Dublin. Today it makes single pot still, malt and blends.

House style

Teeling’s style is fruity, modern and creative. Small Batch is a blend finished in rum casks, with vanilla, spice and tropical fruit. Single Grain, matured in Californian red wine casks, is light, sweet and fruity. Single Malt combines whiskeys from several wine casks, with red fruit and spice. It uses no peat in its core range. The house also releases single pot still editions made at its Dublin distillery.

Average flavour profile of its 5 whiskies in the catalogue

Sweet
3.1
Fresh fruit
2.9
Ripe and dried fruit
1.0
Floral and herbal
1.1
Cereal and malt
1.5
Vanilla and creamy
2.2
Oak
1.5
Spicy
2.0
Toasted
1.2
Smoky
0.6
Maritime
0.1
Body and intensity
2.2

Where to start

Teeling Small Batch is the way in: a smooth, sweet and spicy blend, very good in cocktails. Single Grain is a light, fruity rarity. Single Malt is the most complex version. Trying all three shows the house’s creativity. Drink them neat, on the rocks or in cocktails. If you like them, compare them with Roe & Co, another modern Dublin whiskey, or with Midleton’s classics.

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