TEELING SINGLE GRAIN IRISH WHISKEY

Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey

 

With the new surge in distillery construction in Ireland came the first new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years, and with it a bright new shiny era in Irish Whiskey production. If you’ve checked the Teeling website and watched the timelapse video of its distillery construction, then you really have a sense for what I mean. With the construction came a new era in flavor. This is true Irish Whiskey with a fun spirit (no pun intended, but I think it’s cute…) to its nature.

 

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I will be reviewing Teeling’s fine work. Because I am who I am, it may or may not be all finished before the 17th. The appreciation is there, nonetheless!

 

First up, The Teeling Single Grain. It is primarily a corn whiskey, which is in itself unusual in Irish Whiskey production, and is matured in California Cabernet wine barrels. Yep. That’s the new Irish Spirit (again, no pun intended….but…) in play.

 

The aroma on this beauty is all about vanilla, cereal, and sweet milk. After breaking it with ½ tsp water, it becomes redolent of sweet vanilla milk – like the milk left in your cereal bowl once the cereal is gone…

 

The mouthfeel is along the roof of the mouth and under the tongue. The finish is sweet and smooth, still tingly and slightly spicy with cinnamon and pepper. The sweet sense of cereal milk lingers delightfully.

This is a Whiskey worthy of trying. A new generation, a new creativity, a new perspective in Whiskeydom from our brothers across the pond. How about an 89. And a lovely Irish toast.