"Why we're drinking this: I posted a pic of this bottle on IG, and was immediately hit with the following note from a fellow drinks writer: "I'm sure the whiskey is great, but I can't ever support Notre Dame football." And as a University of Michigan grad... I'd normally agree. But I'm not drinking this for the Notre Dame connection (which is interesting, as you'll see below) but for the liquid. Teeling has mastered the art of fun and sometimes unusual barrel maturations for its whiskey. Ignoring the "Official Irish Whiskey Partner of Notre Dame Fans" tagline, I still wanted a taste."
""I was a bit skeptical in the beginning," admits Teeling Master Distiller Alex Chasko, who notes the distillery hasn't really done these types of collaborations before. "But it wasn't until talking with the people at Notre Dame who had come over twice for the Navy football game [in Dublin] that I started to realize there are a lot of similarities and shared vision. We both have a long tradition and generational links.""
Teeling released the Phoenix Legends 16-Year-Old Single Malt finished in Italian Marsala wine casks. The Teeling Whiskey Company was founded in 2012 and opened a distillery in Dublin in 2015, the first new distillery there in 125 years, and positions itself as the world's most awarded Irish whiskey. The Phoenix Legends series honors notable Notre Dame football history while focusing on barrel-driven flavor. Master Distiller Alex Chasko aimed to create an impactful whiskey through unconventional cask finishes, noting initial skepticism turned to recognition of shared tradition and vision with the Notre Dame partners. The release follows a prior 24-year Rivesaltes-cask finish.
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