Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt

About the Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt

Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt is a smoky single malt from the Teeling distillery in Dublin, Ireland. It is named after the Blackpitts area of the Liberties, an old malting district of the city. Those streets once held the barley malting houses that fed Dublin's brewers and distillers. Peated whisky is rare in Ireland, which makes this single malt unusual. Teeling triple distils the spirit, a gentler process than the double distillation used for most smoky malts. That extra run strips away much of the heavy, medicinal note. What you get instead is rounded, with smoke that leans toward barbecue and applewood rather than tar. The whisky matures in ex-bourbon and ex-Sauternes wine casks before bottling at 46% without chill filtering. On the nose, peaty smoke meets butterscotch and a hint of clove. The palate brings sweet caramel, soft vanilla and a touch of chocolate, all wrapped in steady smokiness. Gentle oaky and resin notes sit underneath, with a faint ashy edge on the close. Teeling has built its name on doing things differently, reviving distilling in central Dublin after a long absence. Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt fits that spirit perfectly. It takes a style few Irish producers attempt and makes it approachable. This is a fine choice for anyone curious about smoky Irish whisky. It offers smoke without the full force of a heavily peated Scotch. Enjoy Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt neat, giving the sweet and smoky layers room to open. The non-chill-filtered bottling keeps every bit of that texture intact.