{"product_id":"the-botanist-islay-cask-rested-gin","title":"The Botanist Islay Cask Rested Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Botanist Islay Cask Rested Gin is the meeting point of Bruichladdich Distillery's whisky-making heritage and botanical expertise — the standard Botanist's 22 hand-foraged wild Islay botanicals rested a minimum of six months in Islay whisky casks for new layers of complexity while retaining the foraged botanical foundation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Botanist was created at Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay in 2010, using the distillery's Lomond pot still (nicknamed Ugly Betty) alongside 22 wild botanicals hand-foraged by the distillery's botanical team from the island's coastlines, hillsides, and bogs — including gorse flower, heather, bog myrtle, and creeping thistle, ingredients unique to Islay that give The Botanist a terroir found in no other gin. The Cask Rested edition rests that gin in Islay casks previously used for Bruichladdich's unpeated single malt, carrying a subtle maritime character and residual complexity. Six months of resting lets the cask influence integrate with the botanicals without overwhelming the foraged gin's freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e The 22 wild Islay botanicals with new whisky-cask depth — florals and herbs alongside subtle maritime and oak notes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e More complex than standard Botanist — vanilla, soft oak, and coastal salinity over the botanical foundation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Longer and more sustained than the standard expression, the cask extending the botanical finish\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bruichladdich Distillery, Isle of Islay, Scotland\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Islay Dry Gin, Cask Rested\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBotanicals:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 wild botanicals hand-foraged from Islay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCask Rest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minimum 6 months in Islay whisky casks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gin\"\u003egin at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow does the Cask Rested differ from standard Botanist?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard Botanist is unaged — pure foraged botanical character. The Cask Rested version spends a minimum of 6 months in Islay whisky casks, adding maritime character, vanilla, oak, and coastal salinity alongside the 22 wild botanicals, extending the finish without changing the botanical foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat are the 22 botanicals?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are wild botanicals hand-foraged on Islay — including gorse flower, heather, bog myrtle, and creeping thistle — unique to the island and central to The Botanist's identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow should I serve it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent neat or over a large cube to appreciate the cask character, or in a spirit-forward Martini or Negroni.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How does the Cask Rested differ from standard Botanist?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The standard Botanist is unaged — pure foraged botanical character. 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