Teeling Brabazon Series 03 14 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey (700ml)

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual productnotpictured.

Other reviews… Sourcing Pedro Ximnez casks used since 1918 at a bodega in Jerez, Teeling left this whiskey to finish for 3 years. A bouquet of sweet red apple, black grape, dried fruits, and blueberry, with sweet roasted cashews, dry spices, and a slight herbal edge. Blue fruits, plum, cinnamon, and bitter chocolate are harried ferociously by spicy peppercorn, leaving a finish of bruised orchard fruit. Add water and the fruit really shines. (10,000 bottles)
90 points – whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by:Jonny McCormick 2020

…We havent tried #02, but we thought #01 had been pretty pretty good. Whats more, its perfect that they would have added the age statement this time, while since the finishing period in PX lasted for 3 long years (in whisky making, years are always longer), this is more double-maturation than a simple finishing. All cleared then, lets proceed Colour: gold. Nose: its absolutely not one of those hastily PX-ed whiskies that are invading our shelves, with rather some perfect walnut cake, a rum-raisin combo, a rather lovely kind of earthiness that you would also find in some high-end pipe tobaccos or teas, and then a feeling of prunes soaked in old armagnac. Thats all pretty meta, with this impression of whiskey rum brandy blend that would just work in this case. Its even a little troubling, shall we say, but will this happen on the palate as well? Mouth: clearly and purely Irish this time, the whiskys won it, with the usual and much expected tropical fruits, mangos, then rather tarte tatin and mirabelle jam. A handful of sultanas too, then a touch of hops and flowery/fruity herbal tea. More leaves and grass appearing after a short while, together with touches of cloves, caraway and nutmeg. Notes of proper old PX. Finish: rather medium, with some muscovado sugar, more cloves, and our friends the ripe mirabelles. Leafier aftertaste (tea). Comments: just excellent. Great work with proper PX, I think, with even a wee feeling of V.O.R.S. that I just forgot to mention before. 87 points – whiskyfun.com