Slane Castle is set to become a destination for whiskey lovers as well as concertgoers, under plans by the Mountcharles family to ‘‘secure the future’’ of the County Meath estate.The family is about to launch a premium brand Slane Castle whiskey in the US, and has plans to create an information and tasting centre at the castle, reports the Sunday Business Post. Alex Mountcharles, who has assumed the title of Lord Mountcharles from his father, Henry, said the intention was to ‘‘build additional business’’ at the 1,500-acre estate, which is best known for its annual rock concerts.
Mountcharles said that the idea for the whiskey originated about two years ago, and the first consignment of 1,000 cases had just been made by the nearby Cooley distillery.
