Teeling Silver Reserve 21 Year Single Malt

Sampled at a tasting event. This was my favorite among several excellent spirits. I've never encountered a spirit with such a clear and distinct fruit presence. It truly asserts itself on the palate. Right in the center, BAM, fruit. I couldn't pinpoint the exact fruit, but it was tropical, and I'd guess it was pineapple. It's quite intriguing with that prominent fruit note in the middle that encourages you to keep sipping. I enjoy unique flavors, and I certainly enjoyed this one. It's a limited edition and currently priced at $200 - a friend bought a bottle after the tasting, so hopefully, I'll get to try it again with him.

From a virtual tasting group. Batch 3. Absolutely brilliant. Smell: Blooms, Sweetness, Pears, Toffee, White Cocoa, Stone Fruit, Dried Grapes, Currants, Zest, Tropical Nut, Lemon Icing, Mango, Maracuja, Guava, Red Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wood Smoke, Oven Spices, Bananas, Spice Bark, Tropical Fruit, Tree Sap, Black Cocoa Taste: Toffee, Guava, Maracuja, Wood Smoke, Toffee, Cocoa, Zest, Tart Cherries, Spice, Pimento, Spice Bark, Granny Smith, White Cocoa, Timber Aftertaste: Maracuja, Tropical Fruit, Granny Smith, Guava, Toffee, Dried Grapes, Tree Fruit, Timber, Currants, Mangoes

A double-distilled malt from Bushmills, not Cooley. It was created by the then master distiller. This trial single malt was shelved because it didn't align with Bushmills' philosophy.

Following up on recent Teeling notes, this lightly peated malt is another delightful fruity and spicy offering from the family's reserves. It has a pleasant texture and flavors of peaches and cream, though not quite reaching the heights of the best Revival bottlings.

This presents a rapid succession of various flavors, unfortunately, none are particularly pleasant. It's fruity, almost fig-like to my palate. Intriguing, but I can't recommend it.

It smells valuable, tastes valuable, it must be valuable... #FromIreWithLuva