Teeling

• Date of tasting: 29/10/26
• Where: Hedonism Wines, London
• With: Sophia, Whiskey Portfolio Ambassador at Bacardi, which owns Teeling

Sagamore Whiskey Tasting Notes:

On this tasting, I tasted the following four core whiskeys of Teeling.

Small Batch

• 46% ABV, corn and malted barley
• Aged in ex-bourbon casks and finished in rum casks
• Plumy nose, spicey palate
• Retail Prices: £28(Glenbotal)/ £31.99(Liquor Library)/ £37(Hedonism)

Single Malt

• 46% ABV
• Aged in 5 types of casks: virgin American oak, Ruby Port, Carcavelos White Port, Madeira, and Bourbon
• Cereal nose; fruity, chocolatey palate
• Retail Prices: £46.50(Amazon) £49(Hedonism)/ £51(The Yum Family Shop)

Pot Still

• 46% ABV, 50% malted barley, 50% unmalted barley
• Aged in American virgin oak, Bourbon, and Sherry casks
• Spicey sweet nose; fruity, spicey, smooth, oily palate
• Retail Prices: £39.95(Whisky Marketplace UK)/ £46(Hedonism)/ £48(Glenbotal)

Rising Reserve

• 46% ABV, single malt
• First aged 18 years in ex-bourbon casks then in Ruby port barrels
• Christmas cakey nose; date, candy palate; linear, long finish
• Retail Prices: £110(Hedonism)/ £156.60(The Really Good Whisky Company)/ £170.95(Master of Malt)

(Prices are based on the UK market and are for reference only. They reflect the pricing on the retailer’s official website around the time of tasting.)

Among all four whiskeys tasted, I enjoyed Pot Still the most, for its uniquely oily and smooth texture.

About Teeling

• Founded in 1782 in Dublin, Ireland
• Modern distillery reopened in 2015
• Aiming to revive the status of Irish Whiskey since its demise after the Prohibition in the US and the revolutiaon in Ireland
• Master Distiller is Alex Chasko

Irish Whiskey Fast Fact

Grains (corn, wheat, rye, malted or unmalted barley) are first milled then mixed with hot water to be cooked. Cooking breaks down carbohydrates into fermented sugars. This cooked mix is known as “the mash”. Yeast converts the mash into alcohol, known as “the wash”. Wash then is distilled to separate alcohol, water and grain solids. Alcohol then goes through dilution, barrel ageing and further dilution before bottling.