Slane Distillery Tours and Tastings

What to Expect

Slane Distillery sits in the restored 18th-century stable yards of Slane Castle, overlooking the River Boyne, and it wears the estate’s history well: the original horse stalls remain intact in the Stalls Bar, where guests can sit for a cocktail, and the Whiskey Lounge celebrates over 40 years of rock and roll heritage at Slane Castle with memorabilia from bands who have played there. The standard Distillery Tour and Tasting runs around two hours and costs €40 per person, opening with a Slane Irish Coffee before a guided walk through the mash house, brew house, still house, cooperage and maturation warehouse, finishing with a tasting of the signature triple-casked Slane Irish Whiskey. For a deeper dive, Slane Amplified is a two and a half hour, 18-plus experience at €60 per person, with a deconstructed tasting exploring whiskies selected from seasoned, virgin oak and sherry casks, and a tutored tasting of the blend alongside two exclusive bottlings. Both tours conclude in the visitor centre and gift shop. The distillery is a working production site rather than a museum piece, so visitors see the different stages of a modern Irish whiskey operation in progress, not a static display.

Good to Know

• Open Friday 12pm to Sunday 6pm, minimum; check slaneirishwhiskey.com for the full current weekly schedule.
• Distillery Tour and Tasting: two hours, €40pp. Slane Amplified: two and a half hours, €60pp, 18+ only.
• Slane Castle Estate, Slane, Co. Meath, C15 XP83.
• Pre-booking strongly advised; contact reservations@slanedistillery.com for private or group bookings.
• Recurring year-round attraction; this file is dated to the next opening Friday.

Getting There

Slane village is roughly 50km north of Dublin on the N2. The distillery is within the Slane Castle estate at the edge of the village, with parking available on site.