Drinks International gives Teeling Whiskey Company

a Golden Seal of Approval

TWC awarded 2 Gold & 1 Silver Medal at Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2013

Drinks International, the leading global beverage magazine, has awarded the Teeling Whiskey Company two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at this year’s Drinks International Travel Retail Awards held at TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes.

Gold Medals were awarded to the Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey and to the Teeling Whiskey 21 Year Old Single Malt Vintage Reserve. Both were awarded Gold in the Best Drinks Launch of the Year category. The Teeling Whiskey 11 Year Old Irish Single Malt ‘Gathering Bottle’ won a Silver medal in the Best Drinks Launch category at TFWA Cannes 2013. Category trophy winners and the Supreme Travel Retail Champion will be announced at the awards ceremony in Cannes on 22nd October.

This latest success for the Teeling Whiskey Company comes just weeks after it was awarded two Gold Medals at the 2013 Irish Whiskey Masters. Again the Teeling Small Batch and the Teeling 21YO Single Malt Silver Reserve were the stars. The former also received an exceptional rating of 91 from the Beverage Tasting Institute in Chicago and the latter received a 91 rating from Whiskey Magazine.

Jack Teeling, founder of the Teeling Whiskey Company, commented, “We believe in the quality of our whiskeys and it is fantastic to get such positive feedback from International experts. We may be new entrants to the Irish whiskey category but we have a wealth of experience and knowledge in our team. We are committed to providing new and innovative expressions of Irish whiskey with the goal of driving choice within the category.”

To build on this Travel Retail Awards the Teeling Whiskey Company is exhibiting for the first time at the world’s biggest duty free and travel retail show, TFWA, in Cannes from 20th – 25th October 2013.

Drinks International Travel Retail Awards

Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey Gold Medal

Teeling 21YO Single Malt Silver Reserve Irish Whiskey Gold Medal

Teeling Whiskey 11 Year Old Irish Single Malt ‘Gathering Bottle’ Silver Medal

TWC Single Malt Silver Reserve

The Silver Reserve is the first release from the TWC Vintage Reserve Collection. The bottling consists of 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey distilled in 1991 and matured firstly in Bourbon casks then allowed to marry in Sauterne wine casks. This small batch bottling, limited to only 5,000 bottles, is the first ever Irish whiskey to be finished in Sauterne wine casks. The Silver Reserve 21 Year Old retails for approximately €150 (USD$200.00 / GBP£140).

TWC Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey

Teeling Irish Whiskey is a small batch bottling from hand selected casks of Grain and Malt whiskey which are further matured in former Rum barrels. Teeling Irish Whiskey is bottled at 46% with no chill filtration which provides an extra sweet and smooth flavour making it truly a unique Irish Whiskey. Teeling Irish Whiskey retails for approximately €35 (USD$42 / GBP£32)

About the Teeling Whiskey Company

The Teeling Whiskey Company was founded by Jack Teeling in 2012 to bring back an independent voice to the Irish whiskey category. The Teeling Whiskey Company aims to be Ireland’s leading independent Irish Whiskey producer driving category choice and innovation through a selection of unique handcrafted small batch Irish whiskeys. The Teeling family are more recently synonymous with Cooley Distillery– which when established in 1987 was the first Irish whiskey distillery set up in Ireland in over 100 years. However the family’s whiskey heritage dates back to distilling in Dublin in 1782 and Walter Teeling who set up a distillery in Marrowbone Lane in the Liberties. Jack and his brother Stephen, Sales & Marketing Director, continue the Teeling entrepreneurial spirit and while initially starting out as an Independent bottler aim to get back into the distilling game to ensure a constant supply of Irish whiskey. The Teeling Whiskey Co. reviving the Independent Spirit of Ireland.

About Drinks International

Established in 1972, Drinks International is the only magazine devoted exclusively to the global spirits, wines and beers market, providing our readership of international drinks buyers with news on all the latest developments and trends within the global drinks industry. In every issue we cover strong editorial features, business news, market reports, news analysis and opinion, making Drinks International the essential read for international drinks buyers. Its unique position and community of readers provide the perfect platform to deliver brands’ key messages.

About Drinks International Travel Retail Excellence Awards

The Drinks International Travel Retail Excellence Awards have been created to recognize the importance of the drinks sector in duty-free retailing. They are the only travel retail awards exclusively for drinks. There are nine awards categories and entries are welcomed from all area of the drinks industry – spirits, wines and beers, suppliers and buyers. The awards centre on the annual TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes where the winners will be announced at the Drinks International Travel Retail party.