Distillery notes
"The Distillery of Slane is located in the Village of Slane and built into the 230-year-old gothic stables of Slane Castle, designed by preeminent landscape architect Capability Brown. Slane Village is nestled deep within the idyllic Boyne River Valley, once a haven for Irish whiskey distilling. Natural resources make our distillery ideal for a whiskey that merges the tradition of the past with the nature of the emergent Ireland we know today.
Slane Irish Whiskey: An iconic whiskey that bears our village's iconic name. The liquid is a true testament to the people of Slane, to our vibrant and resilient community, and to all those who take pride in working together to build a progressive legacy. We are proud to bring distilling to Slane and are committed to maintaining the natural landscape for generations to come. Born of the vision and historic, untamed lands of Slane's Family Conyngham with a history dating back to AD 1045 and the 147-year-old whiskey-making mastery of Brown-Forman.
Complex fruit aromas with drizzles of caramel, butterscotch and vanilla; brown spice and toasted oak. It tastes spicy at first but quickly sweetened with rich caramel, vanilla and butterscotch atop a deep layer of dried fruit. The finish is lingering with hints of dry fruit and caramelized wood sugar."
DrinksBiz Magazine
"Slane Irish Whiskey is a collaboration between the whiskey-making Brown family of Brown-Forman in Kentucky, and the Conyngham family of Slane Castle in Ireland. Located in Boyne Valley, once home to several distilleries, the whiskey is made in a new distillery built in the renovated 250-year-old castle stables.
Three varieties of casks are used for ageing this whiskey: virgin and seasoned casks made at the Brown-Forman cooperages, and Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez in Spain. The whiskey has complex aromas of fruit, caramel, vanilla, brown spice and toasted oak. It is initially spicy on the palate, but quickly sweetens with rich butterscotch and dried fruit, and finishes with a hint of dried fruit and caramelised sugar. Smooth and robust."