The Botanist is a dry gin made by the Bruichladdich Distillery in Islay, Scotland. It is one of two gins made on the island and is known for its hand-foraged botanicals.[1] Each year, between March and October, the botanicals used in the gin are collected from all over Islay by professional foragers. The name of the gin was inspired by two local botanists who helped develop the recipe for the gin alongside former Master Distiller, Jim McEwan.[2]
The Botanist gin is distilled after an overnight maceration of nine base botanicals (the seed, berry, bark, root, and peel categories) in 100% wheat spirit and Islay spring water. The alcohol vapor infusion from the distillation then passes through a botanical basket containing the collected leaves and petals. This double infusion gives the Botanist gin its distinct flavor.
The Botanist is slow distilled in the Lomond still "Ugly Betty," one of the last in existence.[citation needed] The distillation takes 17 hours.[3]
Ugly Bettyedit
Developed after World War II, to meet the growing demand for single malt whiskies, the Lomond still was an experimental design that crossed a column and a pot still. It was created in 1955 by chemical engineer, Alistair Cunningham, and draftsman, Arthur Warren, to be a "one-stop-shop" with the ability to make a variety of whiskies.[4]
Tom Morton described Ugly Betty in his book Spirit of Adventure as "An over-sized, upside-down dustbin made of copper."[5][6]
The Islay spring water, from which this gin is made, comes from "Dirty Dottie’s spring" on Octomore farm. It is used for the distillation and the bottling.[7][8]
The gin is influenced exclusively by the foraged botanicals; no other essences, oils, or flavorings are added.[citation needed] The use of aromatic plants for flavouring spirit is not new. Islay’s distillers traditionally used whatever was at hand to improve their usquebaugh (whisky), distilled on small, portable stills that were hidden in remote glens.[9]
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from all over Islay by professional foragers The name of the gin was inspired by two local botanists who helped develop the recipe for the gin alongside former Master Distiller Jim McEwan 2 The BotanistTypeGinManufacturerBruichladdichCountry of origin Islay ScotlandIntroduced2011Alcohol by volume 46 ColourClearFlavour31 botanicals 22 hand foraged botanicals from the Isle of Islay and 9 core gin botanicalsWebsiteThe Botanist Islay Dry Gin Contents 1 Distillation 1 1 Ugly Betty 2 Ingredients 2 1 Botanicals 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksDistillation editThe Botanist gin is distilled after an overnight maceration of nine base botanicals the seed berry bark root and peel categories in 100 wheat spirit and Islay spring water The alcohol vapor infusion from the distillation then passes through a botanical basket containing the collected leaves and petals This double infusion gives the Botanist gin its distinct flavor The Botanist is slow distilled in the Lomond still Ugly Betty one of the last in existence citation needed The distillation takes 17 hours 3 Ugly Betty edit Developed after World War II to meet the growing demand for single malt whiskies the Lomond still was an experimental design that crossed a column and a pot still It was created in 1955 by chemical engineer Alistair Cunningham and draftsman Arthur Warren to be a one stop shop with the ability to make a variety of whiskies 4 Tom Morton described Ugly Betty in his book Spirit of Adventure as An over sized upside down dustbin made of copper 5 6 Ingredients editTwo types of juniper are used including prostrate juniper Juniperus communis subspecies which grows in the exposed sea level habitats of the Rhinns of Islay Only a symbolic amount of Juniperus communis is added clarification needed The Islay spring water from which this gin is made comes from Dirty Dottie s spring on Octomore farm It is used for the distillation and the bottling 7 8 The gin is influenced exclusively by the foraged botanicals no other essences oils or flavorings are added citation needed The use of aromatic plants for flavouring spirit is not new Islay s distillers traditionally used whatever was at hand to improve their usquebaugh whisky distilled on small portable stills that were hidden in remote glens 9 Botanicals edit Angelica root Apple Mint Birch leaves Bog Myrtle leaves Cassia bark Chamomile sweet Cinnamon bark Coriander seed Creeping Thistle flowers Elder flowers Gorse flowers Heather flowers Hawthorn flowers Juniper prostrate berries Juniper berries Lady s Bedstraw flowers Lemon Balm Lemon peel Liquorice root Meadow Sweet Orange peel Orris root Peppermint leaves Mugwort leaves Red Clover flowers Sweet Cicely leaves Tansy Thyme leaves Water Mint leaves White Clover Wood Sage leaves non Islay botanical 10 9 11 Awards editThe Botanist was awarded the Diamond prize at the Monaco Concours of the Femmes et Spiriteux du Monde in 2011 12 References edit The Botanist s 22 Island Botanicals is Islay s first and only dry gin www optionstheedge com Retrieved 2022 04 03 Jim McEwan joins Islay s Ardnahoe distillery Scotch Whisky scotchwhisky com Retrieved 2022 04 03 How to Make Gin Distilling Homemade Moonshine Distilling Spirits Retrieved 2022 04 03 Lomond Morton Tom 1992 Spirit of adventure a journey beyond the whisky trails Edinburgh Global Publishing p 188 ISBN 1851584986 LCCN 93158608 Trip Advisor Bruichladdich retrieved 05 09 2018 with a photo of Ugly Betty Islay Geology Bruichladdich website Letter from Islay Reinventing a great distillery The New Yorker a b Stambor Zak 2012 04 22 Botanical bounty With 31 aromatics in its mix The Botanist dry gin is floral and complex Chicago Tribune Scottish Island Explorer July August 2011 read pdf article Archived 2014 02 03 at the Wayback Machine The Botanist Gin The Gin Blog Archived from the original on 2012 11 14 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Femmes et Spiriteux du Monde 2011External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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