Checked in September 2026, US retailers had Teeling Single Malt running from about $55 to $62 for a 750ml bottle. I drink it neat most of the time for reviews, though this one came together more for me with a little water or built into a highball than it did poured completely straight. For more from this category, see our Irish Whiskey reviews, including Green Spot if you want to compare it against Ireland’s other major whiskey style, Single Pot Still.
Teeling Single Malt Review
The Verdict
3.8/ 5
Fruity Spicy Creamy
Best for
Drinkers who want a lighter, fruit-driven, wine-cask-influenced style of Irish single malt, and who don't mind a little water or soda to get the most out of it. Less ideal if you specifically want a whiskey that performs best poured neat or over ice.
Quick Verdict
Teeling Single Malt is a fruit-forward Irish single malt built around five different cask types — virgin oak, ex-bourbon and three European wine casks. Vanilla, green apple, berry fruit and a creamy, spicy palate give it real layering for a whiskey with no age statement, though I found it opened up more with a little water or in a highball than it did poured completely straight. It's an easy way into a lighter, more fruit-driven style of single malt, especially if you don't mind reaching for the mixer to get the best out of it.
Bottle Information
Teeling Single Malt is a non-age-statement Irish single malt from Teeling Distillery in Dublin's Liberties district, the first new whiskey distillery to open in the city in more than 125 years when it launched in 2015. The whiskey is triple distilled and non-chill filtered, then matured and finished across five different cask types: virgin American oak, ex-bourbon, and three European wine casks — ruby port, Carcavelos white port, and Madeira. It's bottled at 46% ABV.
Whisky Specs
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- County Dublin
- Distillery
- Teeling
- Brand
- Teeling
- Category
- Single Malt
- ABV
- 46% ABV
- Cask
- Virgin American oak, ex-bourbon, ruby port, Carcavelos white port, and Madeira casks
- Volume
- US 750ml
- Chill filtered
- No
- Value
- Fair
Tasting Review
Tasting Notes
- Nose
- A gentle, floral nose — vanilla and green apple lead, backed by soft florals, berry fruit, malt and a touch of spice.
- Palate
- Creamy on the palate, with real spice running through it. Vanilla, cream and dark chocolate come first, joined by berry fruit, malt and a faintly green, grassy note, with a touch of bitterness and oak underneath.
- Finish
- The finish stays spicy and malty, with a moderate bitterness that lingers for a reasonable length without overstaying its welcome.
Flavor Profile
- Sweetness 3 / 5
- Fruit 4 / 5
- Spice 4 / 5
- Oak 2 / 5
- Smoke / Peat 0 / 5
- Body 3 / 5
Pros
- Genuinely layered nose and palate for a whiskey with no age statement, with a distinctive five-cask recipe (virgin oak, ex-bourbon and three wine casks) that sets it apart from most Irish single malts.
- Versatile with dilution — a splash of water and a highball both showed more of what this whiskey does well than it did poured completely straight.
Cons
- The neat pour wasn't where this whiskey did its best work for me — the flavors are all there, but the experience felt more complete with a little water or built into a highball than sipped straight.
Final Verdict
Teeling Single Malt earns its score on the strength of what's actually in the glass: a genuinely layered, fruit-forward nose and palate — vanilla, green apple, berry fruit and dark chocolate — built from an unusual five-cask recipe that gives it real character among non-age-statement Irish whiskeys. Where it comes up short of a higher score is neat: on its own, straight from the glass, it didn't show its best side for me, and it's noticeably more convincing with a splash of water or built into a highball. At around $55–$62 in the US, that's a fair price for what you get, though it's worth knowing going in that this isn't primarily a neat sipper. If you enjoy a wine-cask-driven, fruit-first style of whiskey and don't mind diluting it a little, this is an easy recommendation; if you want something that shines poured straight, it's less of a fit.
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