

Wild Swimming on Islay
Ashley is our Botanist Promoter who has been working as part…

Paddleboarding - Islay Styles
Katie Smith in our communications team takes the new Gill Marine…

How The Botanist Came to Be - Part 3
After we distil The Botanist, it’s time to house it in the…

How the Botanist Came to Be - Part 2
Continuing the story of the creation of The Botanist Gin on…

How The Botanist Came to Be - Part 1
The Botanist was born of a mixture of strong personalities,…


Meet Our Head Distiller Adam Hannett
Adam is an Ileach – a man born and raised on the Scottish…

Roots
Kate Hannett is an Islay-raised, well-travelled, Geography graduate,…

Introducing Steven Hanton
Sometimes, in our line of work, when we are seeking a closer…

A Day in the Life of Katie Smith
Katie Smith is our Communications Manager for the Botanist.…

ISLAY HAND SANITISER
Long before this crisis, on being asked what was her favourite…

Wild Cinema, South Africa
A outdoor screening at the Norval Foundation, Cape Town, provides the perfect setting to hear the stories in our Wild - A State of Mind short film series

Adam's Story
Now in his thirties, Adam Hannett spends a growing proportion of his time as the Head Distiller of a progressive whisky company making gin. How did that happen?

The Stark Effect
Meet forager, bare-foot runner, statistician, Dean and all round purveyor of knowledge Philip Stark from the University of California.

Profile: Philip Stark
Philip was a guest at our foragers’ summit in Islay, June 2019.…