The Botanist - Islay Dry Gin - 46%
The Bruichladdich Distillery is located on the Isle of Islay, in Scotland. It produces Single Malts whiskies under three labels: Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore. The distillery also makes The Botanist Gin. The distillery was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers. After family disputes, William Harvey ran the business until a fire in 1934 and then his death in 1936. Over the following decades, it changed hands several times and was finally closed in 1994. In 2000, Bruichladdich was bought out by a group of investors led by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid (also known these days for his Waterford whiskeys in Ireland). The entire distillery has been dismantled and rebuilt, although it retains its Victorian equipment, it is gravity fed and does not have computer controlled processes. In 2012, the company was bought by Rémy Cointreau. The Bruichladdich distillery attaches great importance to the origin of barley in its production and marketing.
The Bruichladdich range is unpeated, heavily peated expressions are released as the Port Charlotte and the Octomore series is a limited-edition series with the highest peat levels of any Single Malt.
The Botanist is the first and only Islay dry gin. It is made from 22 foraged botanicals, hand-picked locally and sustainably on the island across an entire growing season. The botanicals are: Apple mint, Chamomile, Creeping Thistle, Downy birch, Elder, Gorse, Hawthorn, Heather, Juniper, Red clover, Spear mint, Sweet cicely, Bog Myrtle, Tansy, Water mint, White clover, Wild thyme and Wood sage.
