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Teeling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
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Teeling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Teeling Whiskey Company · Teeling Distillery, Newmarket Square, Dublin

Rich and creamy in the mouth. Oily texture from the unmalted barley carries waves of baked apple, vanilla cream, and malted barley biscuit, before sweet sherry-accented dried fruit emerges mid-palate. The triple distillation keeps the body silken, the new oak adds structure.92 (46% ABV) proofNo Age Statement (minimum 4 years)In Dublin's Newmarket Square, in the city's historic Liberties district, Teeling Distillery opened its doors in 2015 — the first new distillery to operate in Dublin in over 125 years. Stephen and Jack Teeling built it as a working city-center distillery with three pot stills, a mash house, fermenters, and bonded warehouses all under one roof on a single downtown site. Their Single Pot Still release is the first single pot still Irish whiskey in almost half a century to be fully distilled in Dublin — a category that once defined the city before the distilleries disappeared. The mash bill is the uniquely Irish 50% malted / 50% unmalted barley, triple-distilled in copper, matured in a combination of American Virgin Oak, bourbon, and sherry casks, and bottled on the same Dublin property where it was distilled.
Tasting Notes

Nose

Medium-long with lingering vanilla, sweet oak, and a final note of creamy barley that fades slowly into a gentle spice warmth.

Palate

Vanilla, Honey, Malt, Dried Fruit, Peach, Almond

Finish

Teeling Single Pot Still is the first Dublin-distilled single pot still Irish whiskey in nearly fifty years. That alone is a historical achievement, but what sits in the glass is also simply good whiskey: the classic Irish creamy body from unmalted barley, the triple-distilled softness, the three-cask maturation program that Stephen Teeling designed for this expression. For a distillery that has been making spirit on this single site since 2015, the restraint and balance are remarkable. This is an Irish homecoming bottled in Dublin from barley to cork — a single pot still style returned to the city that invented it, made by one family in one building.

Specifications
Distillation
Rich gold with warm honey highlights
Maturation
$55–$70
Serve & Pair

Cocktail Suggestion

The Newmarket Sour: Combine 2 oz Teeling Single Pot Still, 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz honey syrup, and 1 egg white in a shaker. Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, and top with three dashes of Angostura bitters. The creamy pot still texture marries beautifully with the whipped egg-white cloud.

Food Pairing

Aged Irish cheddar with a drizzle of heather honey and oat biscuits — the whiskey's barley-forward creaminess melts into the cheese while the oak spice balances the sweetness of the honey.

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