Slane Irish Whiskey

This has a nice balance of flavor between the butter and cask earthy notes. A touch rough to drink neat but still great sipper.

This Irish blend has thin viscous legs and a light clover honey color. The nose is soft and has notes of floral sweetness, warm summer rain, strawberry yogurt, dense dark fruit, chocolate, dead leaves, and dry hay. The palate has a creamy mouthfeel with notes of citrus, cantaloupe and watermelon, red apple, a slight graininess, honey, and white chocolate. The finish is sweet, of medium length, and leaves one wanting more. In a good way! I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this whiskey as much as I did, but it actually surprised me! I think this is an Irish whiskey that takes care of your pocket and is more complex than one would first suspect. It probably attributes to the three types of casks it’s aged in. Either way, thanks Slane! I’m a fan! Sláinte!

I picked up a couple of these(shots) at the local TW for the seasonal review and WOW, this IS NOT your ordinary bland Irish sauce! The notes are pleasant warm and sweet spices and the rich red Olorosa speaks up a bit. Only hints of the standard malts and some nice brown sugars as well are present on the nose. Off the front the green malt is near and lets you know it's an Irish whiskey after all. The spicy presence continues through to the end with enough warm bread and spice to actually give it a rye character on the finish. I like what Slane has done here, it's a traditional base of Irish malt with a goodly amount of interesting variant notes. The added sweetness makes for a nice spin on a traditional formula and I would give this a recommend for a belated St Paddy's apertife or desert. May your pockets be heavy, your hearts be light here's mud n yer eye be eir mornin or night!

A little sharp. But nice once you get past that