Teeling Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Floral and fruity but smooth

Very hard to grasp anything specific notes in here on the nose, it's got also much going on that your brain and your nose are trying to figure out what's what. But overall in general you will get bourbon sugary notes right at your front door, a tiny bit of sherry dry fruit there but not much, light and sweet floral notes, and also only appears once for me on the nose is a rust or ancient smell. Most likely from one of the wine cask. On the base on all this is sort of an American Oak wood spicy notes surrounds all. On the palate is equal complex with so much going on and with a little time to examine each profile, because you will get hit by same flavour profile very similar to Glenfarclas 105 cask strength but it has additional bit of dry fruit, orange skin. So sugary, spicy, bitter, tiny tiny bit of sourness to finish the sip. I say you either like it or hate it.

Similar to Small Batch, but don’t like it quite as much

Edit: What a journey with this guy. I was initially disappointed, then liked it more, then was meh again. After about half the bottle was gone, the air did something that unified the wine finishes. It was a cacophony before, but presents a unique and nuanced dram now. I can get the port oiliness, I can get the dryness of the cab, I get plenty of sweetness from the sherry, and each sip is something different. It’s not necessarily all these things every single sip. It’s like having five drams in front of you at once. Final verdict is I wish it carried this kind of complexity throughout the life of the bottle, but now that it’s gone, I wish I had more. All things considered, 3.5. Edit: I followed up some high proof bourbon with the guy and I immediately got banana and copper, and that followed me from the nose to the taste. Edit: I still don’t love it. There’s a muddled, slightly bitter wine character on a foundation of barley and toffee. It’s nice, but not great. Bumping down to 2.75 from 3.25. Very easy drinking, glad to have tried it because it was hyped up by some reliable sources. I’ve accepted that Irishes are just not going to be my favorites, but they’re fun to dabble in. The copper nose characteristic of Irishes continues to be off-putting to me, but not repulsive. The body is light, but the flavor is deceptively rich. I get some copper, a good bit of barley, nice toffee notes, and a bunch of lingering red fruit. The finish is my favorite part. Despite being light, the oils of the wine barrels keep it coated on my tongue. Solid for an Irish.