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Teeling 15 Years Old Single Grain next to Davidoff Aniversario No. 3

An Irish single grain of fifteen years at 50 percent ABV, alongside a Dominican toro. Wine-cask finish against wood and cream.

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Bottle of Teeling 15 Years Old Single Grain, whisky

From the shelf

The bottle

Teeling is based in Dublin. This single grain is distilled from ninety-five percent maize and five percent malted barley, is fifteen years old, matured in ex-bourbon casks with a finish in sauvignon blanc casks from Bordeaux and is 50 percent ABV. It is bottled unfiltered. The bottling dates from 2023.

Teeling 15 Years Old Single Grain

The combination

Why this works together

A toro of 152 mm is long and moderately thick; the smoke therefore stays even for a long time and only becomes fuller at the end. Davidoff works with a light wrapper that gives wood and cream instead of pepper. Grain whiskey is naturally softer and sweeter than malt, and the white wine casks lay a fresh, dry layer over it. A peppery cigar would push that difference away; this one leaves it intact.

Beside the glass

The cigar

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky. These cigars go well alongside this bottle.

Tekening van het formaat toro van 152 millimeterRecht en dik, langer dan een robusto. De voet ligt links, de kop rechts.voetkop152 mm
This is what the size of Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 looks like: toro format, 152 mm, straight and thick, longer than a robusto. This is our own drawing in our house style, not a photo from the brand; we do not sell cigars.
Open wooden cigar box with a row of cigars side by side
Mood image: a box of cigars. These are not the recommended cigars; the actual size is in the drawing alongside.
  • Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 Dominican toro of 152 mm, wood and cream without sharp pepper, set beside the wine-cask finish.
  • Davidoff Millennium Blend Robusto Robusto of 127 mm from the same house, shorter and with more body.
  • AVO Syncro Nicaragua Robusto Robusto with Nicaraguan tobacco in the filler, peppery and fuller-bodied.
  • Macanudo Café Hyde Park Mild robusto with wood and cream, for those who want to keep the whiskey even further in front.

In the glass

Serving

Neat in a tulip-shaped glass. At 50 percent ABV this bottle is robust; a few drops of water bring out the fresh side of the wine casks. Drink it in the pauses between puffs.

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