Distillery
Teeling
Irish whiskey producer based in the Liberties district of Dublin. Founded as a brand in 2012 by the Teeling family and operating a city distillery since 2015, it is known for unconventional maturation approaches, a range spanning single grain to single pot still and for avoiding chill filtration on many expressions.
- Dublin · Leinster · Ireland
- Since 2012
- 19 products
The story
The Teeling family has been connected to whiskey production in Dublin since the 18th century. Jack and Stephen Teeling relaunched the brand from 2012 and, using matured stocks, opened the Teeling Whiskey Distillery at Newmarket Square in the Liberties in 2015 (the first new distillery in the city in over 125 years). In recent years the group has attracted external investment: Bacardi increased its stake in the company, acquiring a majority position in late 2023/early 2024.
Production philosophy
Combine tradition and innovation: experiment with atypical mash bills and unconventional maturations to expand the whiskey's aromatic profile; preserve body and character by avoiding chill filtration on many releases and maintaining a robust organoleptic profile by bringing distillates from cask strength down to their house 'signature' ABV.
Territory
The Liberties, Dublin (historic distilling area of the city), Ireland
Production method
Range of methods: pot still distillation for single pot still expressions and column stills for some grain whiskey; experimentation with triple distillation on select bottles; extensive use of finishes and double maturation in different casks; frequent bottling without chill filtration and with a characteristic house ABV.
Distillation
Combined use of pot stills (for single pot still expressions) and column stills (for some grain whiskey); some expressions are triple distilled; method varies depending on the bottle.
Ageing
Maturation in a wide range of casks with frequent finishes and double maturations (e.g. bourbon followed by wine casks such as Sauternes, red wine casks; finish in Japanese shochu casks on some releases). Many bottles are bottled without chill filtration and are reduced from cask strength to their house 'signature' ABV.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Dublin
- Categories
- Irish whiskey
- single malt
- single pot still
- single grain
- aged whisky
- limited editions / vintage reserve
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- unmalted barley
- corn
- Casks and ageing vessels
- Bourbon casks
- Sauternes wine casks
- red wine casks / Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Cabernet Sauvignon) / American red wine casks
- Port (Porto) casks
- Sherry casks
- Mugi Shochu casks (Japan)
- Virgin Portuguese Oak casks
- rum casks
- American virgin oak
- Representative products
- Explorers Series 15 Years — Japanese Mugi Shochu Edition (15 years)
- 15 Years Single Grain
- Rising Reserve — Vintage Reserve (series 21+ years)
- 30 Years Sauternes & Bourbon Cask (30 years, Vintage Reserve)
- Blackpitts Peated / Blackpitts Cask Strength
- Wonders of Wood — Single Pot Still (Virgin Portuguese Oak, WoW 2)
What makes it distinctive
- Brand relaunched by Jack and Stephen Teeling (brand from 2012) with a distillery opened in Dublin in 2015 (the first new city distillery in over 125 years).
- Experimental approach to maturation: unusual finishes (e.g. mugi shochu, Sauternes, Portuguese virgin oak).
- Practice of avoiding chill filtration on many expressions and using a house 'signature' ABV to preserve character and body.
- Range includes a core range and numerous long-aged limited editions / vintage reserves.