From the Sliabh Liag Distillery in Co. Donegal, The Silkie is a great new addition to the blended whiskey category in Ireland. The tasting notes from the distillery are as follows:

Nose: Fresh and malty, brisk like green apples, opens to be more honeyed with a gentle butteryness.

Taste: Honey to the fore, bright, hints of orange zest, digestive biscuits, brioche, butterscotch and stem ginger.

Finish: The finish is warming, elegant and gently melts away.

Sliabh Liag Distillers is the first distilling company in the county for over 175 years, established with the purpose of reclaiming the distilling heritage of Donegal. Two Scatterlings have returned to Sliabh Liag with their Meitheal (work-gang or team) to create a legacy that the whole community can be proud of. Located on the Sliabh Liag peninsula, the two distilleries are surrounded by one of the world’s most striking landscapes populated by resilient people, steeped in folklore and with a legendary distilling heritage.

Driven by a passion for authenticity, the calling is to recreate the rich liquids and challenging smoky Irish whiskies from before the industrial revolution, harnessing the knowledge and legends of the west coast of Ireland to bring a modern, confident Donegal Gaeltacht to the world through super-premium spirits brands.

With An Dulaman Gin in a temporary home in Kilcar and The Silkie Irish Whiskey and An Dulaman Gin launched, a new whiskey and distillery is under construction in the historic and beautiful village of Ardara on Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way.