Almanac – Teeling Single Malt

It took a while since our distillery visit for me to present a detailed look at one of the Teeling whiskeys. Therefore, I came up with a drink which is a combination of two of my favourite Whiskey Sour variations, and it uses the Teeling Single Malt! This means the recipe includes amaretto and fortified wine as a float.

The Teeling Single Malt combines whiskey distilled from 100 % malted barley. On top of that, the whiskey was finished in four different types of wine barrels, port, madeira, white Burgundy wine and cabernet sauvignon. A part of the whiskey was also fully aged in sherry casks and a small part of the whiskey dates back to 1991. On top of that, Teeling does not chill-filter their whiskey.

Fruity malt notes

The detailed tasting at home resulted in a similar impression as when trying the Teeling Single Malt directly in the distillery: The whiskey is complex with dark fruit notes which are similar to typical sherry-fruits, but at the same time taste somewhat different. Again, there are some perfumed floral notes flying around in the glass. A new flavour I discovered was a delicate apple and pear note in the aroma and the taste. All in all, the Teeling is still a great value for money tip which delivers far more than your average Irish Whiskey.

Continental, Jeffrey-style sour

As mentioned above, for a drink with the Teeling I wanted to combine the Amaretto Sour á la Jeffrey Morgenthaler and the Continental Sour. The latter is a Whiskey Sour with a float of port wine. Since the Teeling Single Malt does not come at cask-strength, I changed the ratio a bit and used full 2 ounces. However, to balance the sweetness of the Disaronno Amaretto and the Chinato vermouth I also reduced the amount of the amaretto in the recipe. Since it is far easier to keep aqua faba, the cooking water from chickpeas, than egg white, I am using it exclusively now. Of course, you could also use egg white instead.

Almanac:
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6 cl Teeling Irish Single Malt Whiskey
1,5 cl Disaronno Amaretto
3 cl Lemon Juice
0,75 cl Simple Syrup
1,5 cl Aqua Faba
Float 0,75 cl Mancino Chinato Vermouth
Shake first with ice – strain in second shaker – dry shake – fill into ice filled Double Old-Fashioned glass – float with vermouth; Garnish: Lemon Twist (no drop);
Song: Volcano Choir – Almanac;

 

The drink starts of with a clear Whisky Sour note, but the taste is soon complimented by a very well integrated almond and marzipan note. Depending on the amount of vermouth you get with the sip, also red wine and slightly herbal notes add to the drinking experience. Despite, the heavy dose of booze in this cocktail it sips dangerously well. It is a great drink for the colder days and with its spiced vermouth note a great fit for the holidays!

*The fact that I received a product reviewed in this article for free, did not – in any way – influence the rating of said product. The amaretto and the whiskey were provided by Borco Marken Import and the vermouth by Perola GmbH.

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