Slane
Irish Whiskey
40% ABV

Nose: Marks & Spencer’s iced spiced buns; warm demerara caramel; cinnamon-infused poached pears; Pink Lady apples; Tunnock’s dark chocolate caramel wafer biscuits; vanilla fudge; Kirsch-soaked Morello cherries; uncooked fruitcake mix; toasted oak; sweet musk; orange oil; and something rather florally fresh.

Palate: Bourbon-soaked sultanas; Dapple Dandy plums; pink grapefruit peel; lime zest; McVitie’s Jamaica ginger cake; bread pudding; vanilla-rich Chantilly cream; orange-flavoured lollipops; grounds of white and black pepper; wood spice; and the subtlest suggestions of freshly chopped mint.
Finish: A vivaciously moreish, medium finish that continues to tease the taste buds with its feisty, fruity, and sassily spiced wares.

Summary: A superb, big-bang-for-buck blended belter from another new Irish whiskey brand, which is no doubt going to help the most exciting whisk(e)y category of the moment thrive even further.

Marking Brown-Forman’s (the makers of Jack Daniel’s) first foray into the world of Irish whiskey, Slane’s initial third-party, triple-cask blended release is just a taster of what’s to come, ahead of its new distillery going into production this summer.