Teeling 32 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Purple Muscat Finish
Single Malt Irish Whiskey | 700mL | 53.7% ABV (107.4 proof) | 32 Years Old — Teeling 32 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Purple Muscat Finish is the first release in Teeling's Very Rare Casks Collection — a U.S. exclusive bottled from a single cask. Distilled in 1990, it matured 28 years in bourbon barrels before Master Distiller Alex Chasko finished it for 4 more years in a single toasted French-oak Portuguese Purple Muscat cask sourced from the Setúbal region outside Lisbon. Just 283 bottles were hand-decanted into engraved Attitude Haute bottles, each housed in an oak case with a certificate of authenticity. At 53.7%, it is one of the highest-ABV releases Teeling has ever bottled. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
The Teeling family's whiskey roots stretch back to Dublin in 1782, and this stock predates the Newmarket Square distillery entirely — reserves laid down long before it opened. Among whiskey collectors, few single malts of any origin can match a 32-year-old single cask with a 283-bottle yield, and the Purple Muscat finish makes it a genuine one-of-one in the Very Rare Casks lineup.
Tasting notes
Nose: ripe red fruits, caramel, chocolate walnuts, vanilla cream. Palate: dried cherries, plums, sultanas, figs with warm dry wood tannins. Finish: strong wood spice with rich caramel fudge and milk chocolate sweetness — fruit-forward with juicy red-berry flavor and spicy tropical notes (official Teeling tasting notes).
Why buy it from Del Mesa Liquor
- 700mL, 53.7% ABV — 32-year-old single cask, single malt Irish whiskey
- 28 years in bourbon barrels, 4 years in a single Purple Muscat cask from Setúbal, Portugal
- Only 283 bottles produced — U.S. exclusive, first Very Rare Casks Collection release
- Engraved Attitude Haute bottle in an oak presentation case with certificate of authenticity
- Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor
How to serve it
Serve neat in a tulip glass at room temperature, and let it open up for a few minutes — a 32-year-old cask of this concentration rewards patience. Add no more than a few drops of water; the 53.7% ABV carries its fruit without needing dilution.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Purple Muscat finish?
Purple Muscat is a fragrant Portuguese fortified wine style from the Setúbal region. A toasted French-oak cask that held it imparts ripe red-berry and tropical-fruit character — a finish rarely used for Irish whiskey.
How many bottles of Teeling 32 Purple Muscat exist?
Only 283 — the entire yield of the single cask, hand-decanted and individually certified.
Is this a cask-strength whiskey?
It is bottled at 53.7% ABV (107.4 proof), near cask strength and one of the strongest Teeling releases on record, though it is not labeled cask strength.
Why does it cost what it does?
Thirty-two years of maturation, a single-cask yield of under 300 bottles, and a presentation built for collectors — this is a trophy bottle, not a daily pour.