The Botanist Cask Rested Gin (75cl, 46%)

The Botanist Cask Rested Gin is a 46% ABV cask-matured gin from Bruichladdich Distillery on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. It is distilled with 22 hand-foraged botanicals native to Islay, then rested for a minimum of six months in a cuvée of around 16 cask types drawn from over 300 cask varieties. The casks have previously held red wine, sherry and American whisky, contributing layers of colour, texture and flavour beyond a traditional London Dry profile. The nose opens with juniper and candied citrus peel, with baking spices, oak, forest floor earthiness, pine resin and orange blossom. The palate moves from sweet woodruff and vanilla cream to grapefruit and orange zest, then cinnamon, cassia, saffron and gingerbread, with clove and herbal complexity. The finish is medium-long and warming, with peppermint, baking spices and lingering oak tannins.