Most birthday bottlings are a victory lap. Teeling’s 11th Birthday Batch is closer to a fundraiser. It is 500 individually numbered bottles of some of the oldest whiskey the Newmarket distillery has made, and every cent of profit goes to charities in the city it is distilled in.
The release marks 11 years since Teeling reopened distilling in Dublin, and the number turns up everywhere once you start looking. It is bottled at 51.1% ABV, it costs €90.11, and the run is capped at a small batch built from the distillery’s earliest casks. The pricing is a deliberate nod, not an accident.
Quick facts: sherry-matured vatting of single pot still and single malt | 51.1% ABV | limited to 500 bottles | €90.11 | profits to local Dublin charities | available from the Teeling online shop.
What you are actually buying
This is a vatting, meaning two whiskey types married together before bottling rather than a single cask or a single style. Teeling has drawn on some of its oldest Dublin-distilled single pot still and single malt, then matured the result in Pedro Ximénez (PX) sherry casks for added depth. The launch announcement specifies PX; the distillery’s own product page lists it more generally as ex-sherry, so treat PX as the stated detail rather than a guarantee printed on the label.
For readers outside Ireland, single pot still is the part worth slowing down on. It is a uniquely Irish category, made from a mash of both malted and unmalted barley and distilled in pot stills at a single distillery. The unmalted barley is what gives the style its signature creamy texture and green, peppery spice. Pairing that with single malt, then layering sherry on top, is a recipe built for body rather than restraint.
At 51.1% ABV this is not cask strength, but it sits well above the 40 to 46% most core ranges live at. That extra strength gives the sherry and the pot still spice room to push without water flattening them.
Who is Teeling, and why 11 years matters
Teeling Whiskey was founded by brothers Jack and Stephen Teeling, and in 2015 they opened a working distillery in Newmarket in the Liberties, the first new distillery to operate in Dublin in well over a century. That 2015 opening is the clock this birthday batch is counting from. The Teeling family name reaches much further back in Irish whiskey, but the relevant context here is the modern Dublin distillery and the stock it has been quietly laying down since it fired up.
That history is the reason a vatting of the distillery’s oldest pot still and malt is a milestone rather than a marketing line. Eleven years is roughly as old as the Newmarket spirit can be, so this is close to the top end of what Teeling can currently bottle from its own Dublin production.
The charity angle fits the distillery’s local positioning. Newmarket is a working Dublin neighbourhood, and directing all profit from a flagship birthday release back into the city is a clearer civic gesture than most anniversary bottles manage.
Teeling 11th Birthday Batch tasting notes
Tasting notes as described by the distillery. We have not tasted this release.
Nose: pot still spice, toasted malt and baked barley bread, with dried fruit, honey and vanilla, plus a herbal edge and caramelised sugar
Palate: cracked pepper and citrus zest up front, moving into orchard fruit, honeyed malt and milk chocolate
Finish: long, with gentle oak spice settling into butterscotch, roasted nuts and dried fruit
ABV: 51.1% | Cask:PX sherry | Style: single pot still and single malt vatting | Price: €90.11
What makes this release different
Two things set it apart from a standard anniversary bottling. The first is the stock. Vatting the oldest pot still and malt the Dublin distillery has, rather than reaching for a wine finish on younger spirit, signals that Teeling wants this judged on maturity rather than novelty.
The second is the money. A limited birthday release that funnels all profit to charity is rare at this price point. It does not change how the whiskey tastes, but it changes the calculation for anyone deciding whether to open the bottle or shelf it.
Price and availability
The 11th Birthday Batch carries a recommended price of €90.11 for one of 500 individually numbered bottles. It is sold through the Teeling Distillery online shop and at the distillery itself at 13 to 17 Newmarket, Dublin 8. Stock was in the low dozens at the time of writing, so a 500-bottle run aimed partly at visitors will not hang around.
International buyers should check shipping at checkout before committing, as distillery-exclusive bottlings do not always ship everywhere, and a Dublin pickup may be the only route to some markets.
Is it worth it?
At €90.11 for old Dublin pot still and malt under PX sherry, the spec reads well, and the charity structure is a genuine point in its favour rather than a tie-breaker. This is one for the Teeling follower who has watched the Newmarket distillery mature its own stock, and for anyone who likes sherried pot still with real weight behind it. It is less obvious for a first Teeling purchase, where the core Small Batch tells you the house style for a fraction of the outlay.
If you want it, treat the 500-bottle cap and the small remaining stock as the deadline. We have not tasted this batch, so the notes above are Teeling’s own. If you get there first, the tasting glass will tell you whether the maturity lives up to the milestone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Teeling 11th Birthday Batch? It is a limited release marking 11 years of distilling at Teeling’s Dublin distillery. It vats some of the distillery’s oldest single pot still and single malt whiskey, matured in PX sherry casks, bottled at 51.1% ABV and capped at 500 individually numbered bottles, with all profit going to local Dublin charities.
What does the Teeling 11th Birthday Batch taste like? According to Teeling, the nose shows pot still spice, toasted malt and baked barley bread with dried fruit, honey and vanilla. The palate brings cracked pepper, citrus, orchard fruit, honeyed malt and milk chocolate, and the finish is long with oak spice, butterscotch and roasted nuts.
How much does the Teeling 11th Birthday Batch cost? The recommended price is €90.11 for a single bottle, sold through the Teeling Distillery online shop and at the distillery in Dublin. The price is a deliberate nod to the 11th birthday, echoing both the 51.1% ABV and the 11-year milestone.
Where can I buy the Teeling 11th Birthday Batch? It is available from the Teeling Distillery online shop and in person at 13 to 17 Newmarket, Dublin 8. Only 500 bottles were made, so availability is limited. International buyers should confirm shipping options at checkout, as distillery exclusives do not always ship to every country.
Is the Teeling 11th Birthday Batch cask strength? No. It is bottled at 51.1% ABV, which is above standard strength but below true cask strength. The added strength gives the sherry and pot still spice more presence than a 40 to 46% bottling, while staying approachable with a little water.
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