The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
(0.75l, 46%)
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The Islay Gin.
Bruichladdich is one of the most impressive distilleries in Scotland, in the World even. It was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, who came from a dynastic Whisky family. The brothers had wanted to create a distillery that was the very antithesis of an Islay farm distillery. They built a cathedral-like, state-of-the-art Victorian still house, where they used 6m tall stills, which was unheard of at that time, and way ahead of its time.
Today, the distillery remains pretty much the same as it did over 100 years ago. Their belief is, as the French culinary saying goes, "it is in the oldest pots that the best soup is made". Slow fermentation, slow distillation, in very traditional, wooden vats and huge washes made from towering Douglas Fir.
However, they doesn't just make Whisky, they also produce Gin. For the Botanist Islay Dry Gin the craftsmen at Bruichladdich use 9 classic Gin aromatics and a whopping 22 additional local botanicals, which are hand-picked from the windswept hills, peat bogs and Atlantic shores of the Hebridean island of Islay. This Islay speciality is distilled 4 times slower as the average Gin, in Bruichladdich's Ugly Betty, one of the few remaining Lomond Stills in existence. It’s the only Gin produced on the Isle of Islay. The story and the Gin, great.
Some of the botanicals included: Orris root, cassia bark, coriander seed, Mugwort, Meadow Sweet, Lady's Bedstraw flowers, apple mint, downy birch, elder, gorse flower.
Bruichladdich is one of the most impressive distilleries in Scotland, in the World even. It was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, who came from a dynastic Whisky family. The brothers had wanted to create a distillery that was the very antithesis of an Islay farm distillery. They built a cathedral-like, state-of-the-art Victorian still house, where they used 6m tall stills, which was unheard of at that time, and way ahead of its time.
Today, the distillery remains pretty much the same as it did over 100 years ago. Their belief is, as the French culinary saying goes, "it is in the oldest pots that the best soup is made". Slow fermentation, slow distillation, in very traditional, wooden vats and huge washes made from towering Douglas Fir.
However, they doesn't just make Whisky, they also produce Gin. For the Botanist Islay Dry Gin the craftsmen at Bruichladdich use 9 classic Gin aromatics and a whopping 22 additional local botanicals, which are hand-picked from the windswept hills, peat bogs and Atlantic shores of the Hebridean island of Islay. This Islay speciality is distilled 4 times slower as the average Gin, in Bruichladdich's Ugly Betty, one of the few remaining Lomond Stills in existence. It’s the only Gin produced on the Isle of Islay. The story and the Gin, great.
Some of the botanicals included: Orris root, cassia bark, coriander seed, Mugwort, Meadow Sweet, Lady's Bedstraw flowers, apple mint, downy birch, elder, gorse flower.
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Category
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StyleDry Gin
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Region
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CountryUnited Kingdom, Scotland
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Alcohol46%
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Distillery
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AgeNAS
Flavour Spiral™
About The Flavour Spiral
mint
coriander
apple
botanicals
citrus
sweet
spicy
lemon peel
juniper
What does The Botanist Islay Dry Gin taste like?
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in The Botanist Islay Dry Gin and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in The Botanist Islay Dry Gin and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
Dog Dogson's
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Corner
Corner
Juniper berry is the main ingredient of Gin. They are usually picked wild by independent workers throughout Europe, and sold via distributors to the Gin makers of the world.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Quicksilver.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Exploding with botanicals! Citrus, menthol, flowers, apple mint, spring woodlands, juniper, coriander... It goes on and on.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Chill at the entry, warm at the back palate. Citrus freshness, and a starburst of other flavors.
Finish
Long, spicy.
Quicksilver.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Exploding with botanicals! Citrus, menthol, flowers, apple mint, spring woodlands, juniper, coriander... It goes on and on.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Chill at the entry, warm at the back palate. Citrus freshness, and a starburst of other flavors.
Finish
Long, spicy.
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Ratings & Reviews
Danielle,
Excellent gin with a well balanced botanical note
Nicolle,
Not dry like a gin usually is
Michael,
Nose is the expected juniper, along with citrus zest, spearmint, cracked peppercorns. Flavors are wonderfully complex- gently sweet right up front, juniper bitterness coming in after but in a restrained way, leading to an array of citrus and herbal notes after, leading to a pepper-y finish. Everything is wonderfully balanced here. Mouth-feel is smooth and slick. Makes a great G&T (I would keep the ratio of gin to tonic on the high side , so the subtleties don't get lost), but this is one gin that I can even greatly enjoy sipping neat. The Botanist will always have a place on my shelf.
Bill,
Incredible - very light and refreshing while bursting with botanical and citrus flavors. I drink my gin dirty and my future wife loves G&T - this worked amazingly for both.
Matt,
I love this gin... used it strictly for G&T’s... the in lawslikedthis gin as well... very refreshing.
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