Teeling Single Grain Whiskey

America invented corn whisky, but most of it sucks. This, and Bain's Cape Mountain, are stunning examples of corn spirits done well. Teeling has taken what is normally a loud and garish grain, tamed it with age in wine barrels, but kept a heft of corn's character. Up front it's creamy, sweet, and vanilla. It follows with this vegetal funk that is like a belch after eating a whole pile of coleslaw. You'd think that would be bad, but it works here and it's perfect. Like a beautiful woman who has kind of messed up teeth. The best diamonds have a slight flaw, right? More pricey than I would like which kills my enthusiasm a bit. But still, worth getting.

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It smells really sweet, like toffee. It tastes like a sharp hit of alcohol up front and then is really mild overall. Then it gets really boring.