Teeling Trio: Small Batch, 2004 Single Cask & 13 Revival Reviews

Hi everyone,

Because I’m awesome and have the most epic job in the world I get to work at whisky festivals. It’s a relatively new thing, but I’m loving it because it doesn’t feel like work.

So this Saturday I was in the Netherlands for ‘Whisky in Leiden.’ A great event on all fronts, hosted in a huge church with a bunch of amazing whiskies. I was with Bresser & Timmer on their stand and on the stand with me was Speciality Drinks and Teeling as well as a few other whiskies.

Knowing that I’ve only tried 8 Irish whiskies and 400 or so Scottish, I felt like I should make an effort with Teeling. Many thanks go to Shane, the awesome guy presenting the whiskies for Teeling.

 

Teeling Small Batch Blended Whisky 46%

Colour: Light Gold

Body: Light

Nose: Sugar cane, white rum, clean column still spirit, toffee apple.

Taste: Light, white rum really comes through, green apple, lemon, spice building.

Finish: Medium length. Some alcohol and lemon.

Finished in Rum casks. A fun twist on tradition.

66/100

Teeling 2004 Single Sherry Cask 57.1%

Colour: Gold

Body: Full

Nose: Intensely fresh! Tonnes and tonnes of green apple, fresh lemon and some lime, melon too.

Water: Some underipe orange.

Taste: Soft arrival, really fresh and lively, green apple, acidic citrus, lemon juice, spicy malt, sour underipe citrus, dry oak.

Water: Softens but doesn’t change it much.

Finish: Long length. Wow! Really steps it up with the first bite of an acidic green apple, lovely sour finish.

Single malt from a Sherry cask but not a trace of Sherry that I can detect.

78/100

 

Teeling Revival 13 46%

Colour: Light Gold

Body: Medium

Nose: Loads of pear drops, very fresh, fruity and sweet, green apple but also those smaller yellow ones.

Taste: Soft pear, then those yellow and green apples come through, some dry oak builds too.

Finish: Medium/Long length. Spice kick then more dry oak.

Finished in apple and pear Calvados casks for 1 year.

73/100

Thanks for reading!

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