Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt Whiskey 750ml

Naming itself after Dublin’s historic Blackpitts district—a neighborhood that once housed some of Ireland’s earliest peated mash runs—this single malt revives a locally rooted smoking tradition using modern cask engineering.

Bottled at 46 percent alcohol by volume and deliberately left unchill-filtered, the spirit retains higher molecular-weight oils that create a visibly viscous tongue feel and a prolonged, warm phenolic finish. Primary maturation occurs in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, which lay down foundational layers of vanilla cream, brown sugar, and toasted coconut before the whiskey moves into European oak sherry-seasoned vessels. That secondary rest introduces concentrated notes of stewed blackberry, prune, cinnamon bark, and roasted hazelnut that actively counterbalance the initial peat smoke.

The resulting profile lands squarely between lightly touched Lowland releases and aggressively medicinal Islay labels, making it a functional stepping stone for Scotch-focused drinkers entering Irish peated expressions or collectors tracking Dublin-craft batches. Serve the 750 milliliter cork-sealed bottle neat in a tulip or Glencairn glass to trap aromatic esters, then incorporate two to three drops of room-temperature spring water to unfold secondary floral and citrus layers without diluting the core viscosity. Store upright in a temperature-stable environment away from UV exposure to maintain amber saturation and prevent cork desiccation over long-term cellar periods.