The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
An exciting and unusual gin from Islay whisky distillery Bruichladdich, The Botanist is made in a Lomond still christened Ugly Betty and contains no fewer than 31 botanicals, of which 22 are native to the Southern Hebridean island itself. The latter include the likes of mugwort, meadowsweet and the enigmatic Lady’s Bedstraw flowers, and the resultant dry gin is described, perhaps unsurprisingly, as ‘floral’.
This classic bottle is a must-have for any home bar: the essential dry gin for all of your favourite cocktails such as The Botanist and Tonic and a Dry Martini.
Tasting Notes:
PALATE – The taste is rich and mellow; cool on entry then as it reaches the back palate you can feel the warmth and absolute purity of slow unhurried distillation.
NOSE – Sweet delicate menthol, apple mint, spring woodlands, juniper, coriander, lemon and orange peel, wild mint and summer meadows.
