The Botanist Islay Dry Gin Distiller's Strength (75cl, 50%)

The Botanist Islay Dry Gin Distiller's Strength is the famed 22-botanical Islay gin bottled at 50% ABV. Distilled at Bruichladdich on Islay, it layers 22 hand-foraged island botanicals over nine classic gin botanicals and is slow-distilled in the distillery's Lomond still. At 50% ABV the botanicals carry further and the gin holds its shape in stirred cocktails, bold martinis and serious gin and tonics. The same wild-Islay character is present, with more intensity and structure than the standard-strength release. On the nose there is intense juniper and citrus over layered herbal, floral and menthol-tinged island botanicals. The palate is rich in texture, with a long, complex finish that blooms with a splash of tonic or water.