Teeling Blackpitts Big Smoke Cask Strength

Teeling Blackpitts Big Smoke Cask Strength

Official bottling
Single malt - Leinster
Dark gold, hints of orange
56.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Coffee, smoke, orange blossom, dark chocolate, soot, strawberry jam. With water, autumn leaves, peat, soot. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, hot, tingly. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Orange blossom, lemon zest, smoke, peat, rubber bands, soot, diesel exhaust. With water, peat, rubber bands, lemon zest. 
Finish: Medium. Diesel exhaust, dark chocolate, coffee, lemon zest. 

Comments: 

Sooty and intense, but also floral. The orange blossom note merges quite with the diesel exhaust note, and overlays a not unpleasant, rubbery, slightly sulphurous flavour. Complex and interesting.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Teeling Single Grain

Teeling Single Grain

Official bottling
Single grain - Leinster
Amber
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, honey, tutti frutti, orange peel, lemon zest, marmalade, apricot jam. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, mouth coating, cool. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Honey, marmalade, brown paper, photocopy paper, oats, apricot jam, hints of lemon zest. 
Finish: Medium. Oats, honey, apricot jam, marmalade. 

Comments: 

Jammy and fragrant, for a no age statement dram (and it’s fairly young, probably under 7 years) it’s quite intense and layered. There’s a thickish layer of oats there too.

Verdict:

I like this.

Teeling Single Pot Still

Teeling Single Pot Still

Official bottling
Single pot still - Leinster
Pale orange
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, vitamin C tablets, raisins, white grapes, nutmeg, gingerbread, vanilla. 

Mouthfeel: Medium body, mouth coating, thickens, tingly. 
Tasting:  Salty sweet. Orange peel, fresh baked bread, white grapes, allspice, green tea, cinnamon, mint, hints of gingerbread. 
Finish: Short. Malted grains, white grapes, orange peel, vitamin C tablets, cinnamon. 

Comments: 

Quite citrusy, with lots of spice, especially on the back palate. It’s quite complex on the tongue, something I would not have expected for pot still whisky. This is a very good dram indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Teeling Single Malt

Teeling Single Malt

Official bottling 
Single malt - Leinster
Green gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pears, magic marker, lime juice, malted grains, barley sugar, yoghurt, hints of damson jam. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, tingly, loosens, warm. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Lime juice, malted grains, gooseberries, white grapes, butterscotch, burnt sugar, hints of yoghurt. 
Finish: Long. Malted grains, barley sugar, magic marker, burnt sugar. 

Comments: 

Finally, Teeling distillery is releasing its own whisky. It’s sweet and light, with some citrus, but mostly caramelly and slightly smoky. Very nice, very promising.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.