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Jack Teeling – Teeling Whiskey Company (Ireland)
Jack Teeling is the founder and Managing Director of Teeling Whiskey company. Since 1782 the Teeling family has been crafting Irish whiskey and Jack embodies the family’s entrepreneurial spirit. He has been involved in the Irish whiskey industry for nearly 15 years and prides himself on being at the forefront of the next wave of Irish whiskey producers. The new Teeling distillery, due to open in early 2015 will be the first new distillery in Dublin for over 125 years and will be located in the family’s spiritual home of the liberties.
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