Teeling Trinity Treat

Dublin distillery plus Unilocal… What’s not to love! A massive great addition to the Dublin culture scene, this place provides a great tour which gives some insights into the history of Telling and what I loved most about the tour was the focus on the local area and it’s importance to this legacy of Teeling.
The tour finishes in their bar area which was finished with a whiskey tasting session with one of Teeling finest experts.
Whilst not a whiskey drinker I was excited to have a chance to try it and learn from the pros as to how to get the most from the whiskey you drink and if not a whiskey drinker, how you could ween yourself onto it.
This was a fantastic event laid on by Unilocal and Teeling, from the whiskey cocktail on arrival, the friendly and knowledge tour guide to the tasting session, again… A truly unique experience!
Once officially over, there was a chance to buy from the bar at your own expense which I did, one of their whiskey cocktails was so yummy I had to try again!
The merchandise corner which comes with all sorts of memorabilia plus what ever whiskey fan wants; a selection of Teeling whiskeys for sale with some vintage bottles available, it’s also a great place to visit and pick up that special bottle for that special person. They will forever love you for it!

I’ve only been drinking whiskey, and, the shame, well mixed in cocktails or with Coca Cola for about a year. However, the mixer levels are getting lower and the taste for good whiskey getting stronger so I was delighted to get a place on the elite event tour of the Teeling Distillery.
First impressions of the building were good, nicely laid out, welcoming, and an interesting photography display in the waiting area, along wit a brief history of whiskey in Ireland along the walls.
We were handed a delicious cocktail, the «Dearly Departed» on arrival. And it was delicious! So delicious that after I write this review I’m going to email Teeling to beg for the recipe on how to recreate it!
I loved the tour, the amazing smells, and the history. It was so, so hot in there though, perhaps a suggestion to leave coats down at the start could be made to tours?
The tour guide was great and my favourite part of the tour was hearing about the Angels Share, u love that tale.
Onto the end and 3 whiskeys to taste. We were kind of left to our own devices here which is a little shame, I would have liked to have been talked through how to drink them correctly, but that is a small complaint.
I realised too late that sushi had been laid out for us but I heard it was delicious.
Another glorious cocktail later, I floated out via the shop where I bought a bottle of the small batch and a small selection of the 3 whiskeys for my partner.

Wow what a fantastic way to spend my birthday. Another amazing Unilocal event really well organised and great fun.
As a big whiskey drinker and specially irish whiskey i was delighted to get a chance to visit Teeling as it has been on my to do list since it opened. I learn loads about the history of irish whiskey and some amazing facts like did you know you cant store the maturing casks within Dublin city — so Teeling have to move his distilled whiskey to count Wicklow where its stored until matured, crazy right?
They have done an amazing job with the building and its awesome to be able to see and smell the whiskey being made. Of Course my favourite part was the end when got to test tree types of their whiskey and even got to finish up the night with some amazing cocktails and food.

What an incredible event! Cocktails, private tours, tastings, and more cocktails!
This was curated not just for whiskey connoisseurs but also for whiskey n00bz. I am so glad I jumped on the chance to attend — I enjoyed the experience from start to finish. Maybe it was being greeted with ‘the dearly departed’ cocktail immediately after checking in, that made it such a nice beginning.
Shortly after arriving, we were on our tour of the pot stills, the HUGE vats of fermenting whiskey, the distillery area, and the tasting rooms! The tour was short, but well done. Our guide, Louis, was really nice and encouraged questions throughout. I’d definitely recommend the tour — I learned a lot and it wasn’t too wordy, aka boring!
After the tour, we landed to the FANCY tasting rooms where there were a ton of seats, and a bar where cocktails were being made. We tried single malt, small batch, and one other whiskey. All of them were strong, and great size pours!
I am so excited to take visitors here, and share this place with my friends here in Dublin. Class act all around!

Absolutely loved this event, and the Teeling whiskey :-D
The tour itself is great, it is what distillery/​brewery tours should be. You get to see actual active distilling happening. The small size of Teeling’s Distillery makes it perfect too as you can see the whole process from beginning to end in one room. Also, the three copper pot stills are absolutely beautiful pieces (that’s the engineer coming out in me).
I really admire what Teeling are doing in setting up this distillery in Dublin. It is sad to think whiskey production in Dublin and Ireland has lost so much market share since the early part of the 20^th century. However, hopefully Teeling Whiskey is a green shoot and the beginning of a renaissance in Irish Whiskey. It would be wonderful to see more small whiskey producers offering a variety of craft whiskeys. I also love that they have chosen The Liberties as the location for this renaissance. Let’s bring Whiskey home!!!
Most importantly Teeling’s Whiskey is lovely. I already had a bottle of single grain, so I nabbed a bottle of single malt on my way out the door ;-)

As a non-​Whiskey drinker, I went along to Teeling’s to see if I could convert my palette.
I was really impressed by the tour, the guide was fantastic and really added a zest into the talk — which was both edifying and engaging. I was especially excited by this new venue as a local of the area. It is great to see new businesses, especially of this kind, breathing new life to an old area. When I say old, it is full of history and well worth the visit, if only to see the amazing juxtapose of imagery of the transformation of the site.
The Teeling’s really have it going on. I was transfixed on the 3 copper stils named after their daughters, Natalie, Rebecca and Alison — quirky and endearing. Family is clearly at the heart of their business.
Following the tour we moved onto the Whiskey tasting, which consisted of three types: Single Grain, Small Batch and Single Malt. Whilst I wasn’t converted into a straight up Whiskey Drinker, the Small Batch was the most palatable. However, I think the cocktails were my favourite. We were greeted by a Dearly Departed Cocktail on arrival and finished with a Teeling’s Tea — very girly.
I am looking forward immensely to bringing family and friends from abroad to this gorgeous distillery.

Perhaps it was because I was in company of wonderful people last night, but I had a wonderful time at the Teeling Whiskey Distillery.
I’ve heard great things about this place, but never really ventured out to check it out myself; I’m so glad I did! As I was making my way to the building, the emblem was the only thing lit on the street – luring me in with its deadly wings.
Upon entering, we were greeted with nice cocktails and friendly staff with smiles all around. The cocktail we started off with was reminiscent of the sour plum candies my grandmother used to give me as a child; it was slightly too sweet for my taste, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Our tour started with a time-​lapsed video of the distillery’s construction and I’m really a sucker for seeing things come together. It was a nice touch because it makes you feel like you’re part of the process and experiencing something with the architects, designers, and all (I’m a nerd). What I loved most was the copper pot stills; I thought the colors and textures really brought the whole place together. Not only that, but they were named after the owner’s daughters! How neat is that?
After the tour, we were led to the tasting room where we all tried the Teeling Trinity – a glass of single grain, small batch, and single malt. My favorite was the small batch, it was like a single malt lite. Quentin and I concluded the single grain was a nice punch in the face (if there is such as thing).
We were then offered some sushi and cocktails to close. The cocktail was really refreshing, so it was the perfect way to end the night. Though, I didn’t get to try any sushi, I’ll have to take everyone’s word for it that it was delicious.
Thanks to Emily for a wonderful night in this crazy week; thanks to Teeling for the extremely friendly staff; and thanks to all the Unilocalers for adding to such a great atmosphere.
So yeah, you could say I had a good time. Winning 3 bottles of whiskey wasn’t so bad either ;)

Great opportunity to taste the local whiskey, discovering a bit more about the producers and the the production. Amazing tour inside a real whiskey destillery. I have to say that after the experience in other well-​known brewery in Dublin I was kind of sceptical about this tour, I expected to see something similar, however I was really satisfied as I was inside a real destillery, in the place where they produce the whiskey.
The tour started already with a drink, cocktail like, after that the tour guide explained us inside the destillery what they do there and how they produce it, in a good pace, less than 30 minutes at all, what I really find very good. Nice guys, always open to answer all the questions.
After the tour we got a taste of the 3 Whiskeys that are produced there, really nice drinks. And as good hosts they didn’t forget to put a free bar after the taste, just for the people that prefer cocktails.
I would do the tour again, totally recommended.

I’ve wanted to take a trip here since it opened but never seemed to get around to it until now with this great event.
Arrived and was greeted with a delicious Teeling cocktail and then moved into an open area with a a great photography exhibition. After a good walk around we were called to start the tour.
Our guide was really enthusiastic and very knowledgeable about the brand. It’s great to see a small business thriving in an over saturated market and one which us Irish seemed to dominate for a long time.
The tour itself is short but you get to see and are informed about each stage of the production and I learned a few things which is great
For me the best part was the tasting at the end we were each presented with three different whiskeys and given and explanation to go along with them. Each tasted unique based on the blend and age and of coursey favourite was the high end
After the tasting we were invited to the cool bar for some more delicious cocktails and sushi. The guys behind the bar were great and went into detail about the drinks. The bar upstairs is really cool and would be a great venue for work parties if they do that kind of thing.
I’ll defo recommend a visit to friends and visitors to the city.
Emily and Teelings, thank you for organising a great event.

I was on a flight back to Dublin and at the airport liquor store they had Teeling Whiskey, so I picked up a bottle to give it a try. I was happy I did as it turned out to be a very good whisky. So, when the distillery opened up in Dublin for tours, I jumped at the first chance I had to take a tour.
The tour itself isn’t anything new if you have visited other distilleries. They walk you through the process and the history of the company. The bonus to this one is that they are currently the only active distillery in Dublin. You can also do a Jamison one, but that is actually distilled in Middleton. Speaking on Jamison, when you do a tour of that distillery only a few people get to sample whiskey. At Teeling everyone in tour was able to sample. Afterword we stayed for a few drinks at the bar and samples a few of the signature cocktails, which were delicious, and a bit expensive.

I’ve been to Teeling’s before — on their very first tour after the official opening five months ago so I was looking forward to coming back to see how it possibly changed and take in the tour again. Coming back on an Elite event was even nicer.
I loved the cocktail we got at the start, one I definitely could get used to. The lobby changed slightly wich a nicely curved wall that hides the entrance and now has an introductionary video. I first thought «Oh, please don’t do like Jameson does at the start of their tour» so I was pleasently surprised it was a timelapse of how the building developed with an introduction to the history of whiskey distilleries especially in the Liberties.
The tour itself changed slightly too, they have more signs up explaining the different stages. I loved the design of those signs.
I just wasn’t convinced by our guide. He made the impression he didn’t really want to be there. Yes, us taking pictures, posting them and some chatting away didn’t help him but I got that impression already from the very beginning. And at the tasting he wasn’t really explaining anything either so it was rather as if we were just there to party. Maybe we just caught him on a bad day.
The cocktail to finish off was again nice but wouldn’t become my favourite. And a nice touch getting some canapes too.
I loved being back and enjoyed the evening! Thank you Emily and Teeling for organising a special evening and treat.

I first tasted Teelings whiskey about 3 years ago when they ran a tasting in a bar I was working in. I was required to «familiarise» myself with the product. This was my first experience tasting the Teelings trinity range; after this Teelings quickly became my favourite whiskey. When I saw the chance to come along to this event I jumped at it.
When we arrived on the night we were greeted with a Halloween cocktail called the Dearly Departed; Teelings small batch, orange liqueur and chocolate stout syrup. It was delicious, definitely a good start to the night.
First part of the tour was a small exhibition on the history of whiskey distilling in Dublin. There were lots of great photos, murals, plaques and even old whiskey bottles on display.
The tour itself takes you into the distillery. Our guide (whose name escapes me now) took us around and showed is step by step how their whiskey is made and also what sets it apart from other whiskeys. I learned a lot of interesting stuff like how whiskey is in fact distilled beer.
The tour ended with a tasting of Teelings Trinity range; the single grain, the small batch and the single malt (or breakfast, lunch and dinner). Each one was more delicious than the last. Our guide provided lots of advice on tasting and answered all the questions we had about what we were drinking.
The night finished up with canapes and another cocktail at the bar, the Teelings Raspberry Ice Tea; small batch Teelings, Aperol, ginger liqueur and grannies garden tea from Wall and Kehoe.
As a whole the night was fantastic. I learned loads about whiskey and got to drink plenty of the stuff with an increased appreciation of what goes into making it.

As a whiskey fan I was VERY excited to do this tour.
Upon arrival we were treated to an AMAZING cocktail. It tasted like whiskey cherry Christmas. That’s my kind of Christmas.
The tour itself was great. The building is amazing. I remember doing the Irish Distiller’s tour years ago and it was so overly commercialised. This thankfully is not. Although they are deffo catering to the American’s here [you can tell that by the toilets being called «Restrooms”] but it’s far more subtle.
The distillery itself is ROASTING. So strip before you enter. The space is just lovely. Never really thought about how whiskey was made so this was informative without it being a lecture.
We were treated to a tasting following the tour. I did find the guide lost the attention of the group at this stage which was a shame as I would have rather liked to have this as a tasting, rather than just knocking back the whiskey which it inevitably turned out to more like. Possibly the group was a little too big to orchestrate it.
Sushi was a nice touch as was the cocktails following the tasting.
I was locked.
I even bought a bottle of Small Batch on my way out the door.
Thanks to the Teeling dudes and to Emily who was working that poncho like a pro.

What’s the hold up?
No, seriously, stop reading this review and go visit the guys in Teeling.
Oh, you’re still reading. Ok then, I first tried Teeling Whiskey about 3 years ago and fell in love with it. Now the distillery is on my doorstep! I was invited along for the tour and the Trinity Tasting.
The tour is great, you start off with an introduction from your guide who explains the history of whiskey, the area and Teeling itself. Then you’ll be guided around the actual distillery. Yes, it’s a working distillery you are walking around. The heat and strange smells will pull you in as you really get a sense for what the Teeling family are doing. Our tour guide was brilliant, he went into great detail and was open to questions.
In to the bar after the tour for the Trinity Tasting. Seriously, what a treat. It’s the first whiskey tasting I ever did that really made sense. The tree whiskeys you try are all from Teeling and you can really taste and smell the advantages of each whiskey.
Now I didn’t get around to it but you can sit down for some damn nice food after, or before the tour or just if your in the area and fancy lunch…
I’m a super fan of this please and will be back for more.

Thank you Emily, Unilocal,and Teeling Distillery for a fun evening!
Upon entering the event we were given a delightful cocktail to take with us on the tour. We got to watch a very cool time lapse video of the construction. So neat to see everything come together. The distillery itself is beautiful. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and informative. Then it was onto the tasting. We tasted the single grain, small batch, and single malt. My favorite was the small batch. I even learned the proper way to taste a whiskey– don’t inhale (the opposite of wine tasting)! After the tasting we were able to enjoy another cocktail, which was garnished with fresh mint and ginger, perfect end to an excellent evening! There were also lovely canapés to enjoy. I’m looking forward to taking my friends to Teeling when they come for a visit!

Fantastic event last night, had a fabulous time.
I have always had the Teelings Distillery tour on my list but have never got around to actually doing it, so this event was a really great way to see it at it’s best.
To begin, we were given a seriously delicious Teeling cocktail called the Dearly Departed to enjoy as we looked at the exhibition. We were then given a brief history, and lead into the distillery for the tour. I learned a lot about the distillery itself and what sets them apart from other whiskeys. I thought it was wonderful to see a working distillery in Dublin city once again.
The building itself is slick and tastefully decorated, it’s not trying to be Oirish, or cater specifically to tourists. Irish people along with visitors would enjoy a visit to here, in my opinion.
After our tour, we were treated to a tasting of three of their whiskeys. I had never tried their Single Malt and instantly fell in love with it. Again, the knowledgeable tour guide was able to explain the differences between each one in terms of flavour and how they were produced. After this we were treated to some lovely canapés, and more gorgeous cocktails.
The bar space itself is really lovely, and we were told it is possible to rent for parties.
A genuinely great night, thanks to Unilocal & Emily :)

Nice Elite Event as usual, transforming the distillery tour in something more valuable.
I never been here so I had in my mind a different expectation of the tour, like covering more areas or doing more interactions. In fact too be honest I am not sure I would have paid the ticket for the tour itself.
I enjoyed the Whiskey Tasting experience because I like single malt whisky, although we should have given something more to eat considering you drink whiskey before you have dinner :-)
The bar at the top floor is really cool. Not sure if they do but it would be amazing to cater for corporate parties.

Super tour, as good as any I’ve done including Bushmills and Kilbeggan! The building is fantastic, watching the video from first brick till last, you really appreciate what they’ve done here!
We got a delicious whiskey, orange liqour, port concoction on our way in which was a nice way to get things going. Proceeding on to the tour, our guide was knowledgeable and witty. We finished with a tasting table which shed new light on what we’d just seen.
We moved on at the end for canapés and another delicious cocktail. Loved it, recommend it :)

Previous visit to the distillery was a couple of weeks after it opened. You can notice a difference with more signage dotted around the place to explain the process and also the time lapse of the building of the new distillery which is shown after a brief history of Dublin whiskey.
I loved it the first time and my opinion hasn’t changed!
Before we began we were given a Dearly departed cocktail (Halloween theme!) which was made from the small batch, Cointreau and a spiced something! It was quite nice although perhaps reminded me more of Christmas than Halloween.
Had a little wander through the exhibition before the tour began.
The distillation room is fascinating and the stars are clearly the three pot stills named after Jack Teelings’ daughters.
It was nice to see casks once we left the distillation room so we could follow the process but there’s no maturation taking place here (huge flammable risk!)
Very informative tour but of course we were really all there for the whiskey tasting. We had the small batch, single grain and single malt. My favourite was the small batch as I think it’s most approachable.
Finished off with a Teeling tea (or is it tease?!) cocktail which was really v good and far too easy to drink. And like all good tours must we finished in the gift shop which didn’t appear to be open but still had a wander. You can now bottle your own — great touristy idea!
They sell a selection of whiskey (obv), merchandise and food stuff including chocolates, marmalades and sea salt!
A visit here is definitely a must do if you’re a tourist or native Dub. If you’re not a whiskey drinker this is a great place for an intro :)

We visited around 6 weeks after they opened and they have made some changes that improve the overall experience.
The screening room is new and this shows a timelapse of the renovation and installation. They have also placed some signage around the gangway to explain each of the process parts.
Finally they now have a bootle your own station which is similar to other working distilleries in Scotland etc.
All cask strength non chill filtered and no added e150a so hats off for keeping it natural and letting the spirit speak for itself.
Well worth a visit for tourist and locals.