Today’s Teeling 2002 is a single cask (a port pipe to be exact) exclusively bottled for German importer and retailer Irish Whiskeys.

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Name:	Teeling 2002 Port Wine Cask
Vintage:	2002
Bottled:	2015
Category:	Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Cask Type:	Port Pipe
No. of Bottles:	330
Strength:	46.1% vol.
Colored:	No
Chill Filtered:	No

Nose

A big basket full of green apples with some sour cherries and elderberries in between. Followed by more dark fruits. Then sultanas and almonds. Earthy undertones.

Taste

Oily and full-bodied. A mixture of sourish apples and sweetish grapefruits. Hints of lemon. Vanilla briefly appears before giving way to the spiciness of white pepper and hazelnuts. Dark chocolate.

Finish

Very long and strong. Hints of drying oak and white pepper. Fruits and earth.

Overall

Teeling makes some really good whiskey and this one is no exception. It would be really nice if we could have a port matured expression as part of their core range in the future.

Score: 88 / 100