Distilled at Slane Castle in the Boyne Valley of County Meath, and a little west of Drogheda, Slane Irish Whiskey (website) is a 40.0% Triple Casked blended whiskey. This whiskey is created using just Irish Barley, some from their own fields, then fermented in traditional wooden washbacks, then triple distilled in copper stills. After distillation, the whiskey is divided into 3 different casks for maturation: Virgin Oak casks for 'oak and vanilla' flavours, Seasoned Tennessee Whiskey casks for 'caramel, plum, banana and butterscotch' flavours, and Oloroso Sherry casks for 'raisin and spice' flavours, therein taking on the different flavours from the casks. Once matured, although I can't discover the length of time it's matured for, so I'm presuming the casks are checked methodically for taste, whiskey from the 3 casks is blended.
So, what is it like to drink? Well, it's a nice deep yellow colour with a pleasantly sweet caramel, vanilla and cinnamon aroma. Strangely not as sweet as I thought it would be to taste, but certainly I noted butterscotch, vanilla, dried fruits and sherry flavours. A smooth, surprisingly dry finish, and pretty damned easy to drink, slainte! 👍
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