Bruichladdich The Botanist Gin 46%

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Chris Goodrum (Gauntleys)

Distilled at Bruichladdich
Tasted: Mar 2011
31 botanicals are used in the production of The Botanist, including 22 native to Islay. The full list of botanicals is as follows: angelica root, apple mint, birch leaves, bog myrtle leaves, cassia bark, chamomile, cinnamon bark, coriander seed, creeping thistle flowers, elder flowers, gorse flowers, heather flowers, hawthorn flowers, wild Islay juniper berries, lardy's bedstraw flowers, lemon balm, lemon peel, liquorice root, meadow sweet, orange peel, oris root, peppermint leaves, mugwort leaves, red clover flowers, tansy, thyme leaves, water mint leaves, white clover, wood sage leaves.

Re-Tasted: May 2013
A lovely crisp and herbal nose of juniper, elder flowers, chamomile, slightly salty citrus and a touch of orange. Lightly creamy in nature with some lightly oiled barley notes.

The palate is fresh and very herbal - bog myrtle, elder flowers, gorse, thyme and chamomile. The spirit itself has a pleasant creaminess along with featherlike barley sweetness. Lightly spiced on the middle, showing some cinnamon and coriander along with a gentle salinity. Good length with a light orange/ tangerine note in the finish