Teeling Single Grain Whiskey 750ml

The Teeling family's connection to Irish whiskey stretches back to 1782, when Walter Teeling established a distillery in Dublin's Liberties district. That legacy resurfaced centuries later when Jack and Stephen Teeling founded the modern Teeling Distillery in 2015, just a stone's throw from Walter's original site, marking Dublin's first new whiskey distillery to open in well over a century. The brand quickly built a reputation for experimentation, and Single Grain became one of its signature releases, first launched in 2013 as one of a small handful of Irish single grain whiskeys on the market.

Teeling Single Grain uses an unconventional mash bill of 95% corn and 5% malted barley, distilled in a column still rather than a traditional pot still. What makes it distinctive is its maturation entirely in French oak ex-Cabernet Sauvignon casks sourced from California, aging for just over five years, an unusual choice for a grain whiskey that typically sees only ex-bourbon or virgin oak. The whiskey is bottled non-chill filtered with no added color at 46% ABV, a treatment more commonly reserved for premium single malts.

The nose brings red berries, grape, and plum alongside cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, with a creamy vanilla sweetness underneath. On the palate, spice and toasted oak give way to mixed berries and damson before a drying tannic finish typical of red wine cask influence takes hold.