The Botanist Gin

46% ABV

It is difficult to overemphasise the importance of his native island to Jim McEwan (former Master Distiller of Bruichladdich), so it was natural for him to conceive of a gin inspired by the land he loves. By serendipitous fortune, two professional botanists, Dr. Richard and Mrs. Mavis Gulliver lived on Islay, and so Jim contacted them in his quest to create the first and only Islay dry gin. Richard and Mavis introduced Jim to around 33 herbs, leaves and flora that could be sustainably foraged on the island. From these, Jim selected the 22 he believed would give him the extraordinary potpourri of flavour that he was looking for his gin. These 22 hand foraged, sustainably sourced, local botanicals delicately augment nine berries, barks, seeds and peels during a slow, gentle distillation in the modified Lomond Still.

Tasting Notes

Body: The spirit is satin smooth gliding over the palate like no gin you have ever tried before. A totally seductive experience.

Nose: Sweet delicate menthol, apple mint, spring woodlands, juniper, coriander with aniseed undertones, lemon and orange peel, a bouquet of summer flowers on the Machir

Taste: Citrus freshness, rugged grassyness and a soft maritime character.

Finish: Soft yet luxurious