Jack Teeling, the former managing director of Cooley is kickstarting the launch of his new company with the release of Hybrid, an Irish-Scottish whiskey thought to be the first of its kind.
Hybrid Edition 1 is the first release from the Teeling Whiskey Co
The release by the Teeling Whiskey Co, which is due to be rolled out in the UK this month, is a blend of 10 year-old single malts from Cooley in Ireland, and Bruichladdich in Scotland that has been married together in oak barrels for an additional eight years.
The whiskey used is from the leftover stock from the now unavailable Celtic Nations, which was initially released as a collaboration between Cooley and Bruichladdich but ran into trouble from the Scotch Whisky Association’s strict regulations.
The result has been bottled at cask strength (44% abv) with no chill filtration or colour added.
Just 1,400 bottles of Hybrid Edition 1 will be released this month.
Teeling, who left the Cooley business earlier this year after it was bought out by drinks giant Beam, said he hoped to pump some interest back into the Irish whiskey category, which now contains no independent distilleries...
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Teeling intends to roll Hybrid Edition 1, which is expected to retail for around £30 for a 70cl bottle, out to key European markets after an initial UK launch.
Hybrid will mark the first of several new product launches from the Teeling Whiskey Co. in the coming months.
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