Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey

Continuing on the good-bang-for-your-buck trend, our next review is on an Irish whiskey, Teeling Small Batch.   The Small Batch is Teeling’s core product, which is a blend of both grain and malt whiskey each aged in ex-bourbon barrels.  According to the website, this blend is then married in Central American rum casks for up to 12 months.  However, the bottle I will be reviewing was bottled in November 2019 and states that it was finished in rum casks for 6 months so perhaps the newer releases have a little longer finish to them, I will have to find one and compare.

ABV: 46%

How it smells…maple, banana, cherry, and some metallic/copper whiffs.

How it tastes…Starts off with some banana, honey and green apple, followed by cherry cola and ends with some spice.  The finish is sweet and a bit grassy.  Very sweet from start to finish.

Price..$30

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Final thoughts…This is a really really nice sip.  Very smooth and sweet throughout but it has a lot going on, especially for $30.  This is my second bottle of Teeling Small Batch so I have dipped into it a bunch and it has consistently been an enjoyable experience and for a $30 price point, you can’t beat it.  Even the grassy note, which I tend to steer clear of whiskeys that have grassy notes to them, works well in concert with the other flavors in this one.  Looks like Teeling produces a number of other releases that I’m going to have to hunt down and try….