Irish

Whiskey Review: Slane Special Edition: The Legacy of ’81

6 /10

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Type: Irish

Whiskey Review is a Irish whisky. Our expert rating is 6/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Sea-salt caramels, over-ripe pears, and vanilla extract. You can detect the Irish whiskey in there, but it smells sweeter and softer than you find in many releases.

Palate

The Special Edition is aged with a higher percentage of new American Oak and a lower percentage of the recycled barrels and Oloroso sherry casks than Slane’s flagship triple-casked release. In the mouth, it is very clearly an Irish whiskey – even if it wasn’t immediately evident in the nose. It brings to mind s’mores, cranberries, nutmeg, and a spicy, earthy flavor reminiscent of ginger root.