
After Wild Garlic
It’s the time of year to stop piling baskets high with umami rich wild garlic leaves for another year. But […]
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It’s the time of year to stop piling baskets high with umami rich wild garlic leaves for another year. But […]
It’s been a long time coming, but finally the day has arrived when we can announce our first ever limited […]
Islay, a small Hebridean island in the teeth of the wild Atlantic ocean. Battered by wind and rain and two hours on the ferry from mainland Scotland.
You really pick up the complexity in The Botanist Gin. It’s about the quality of the distillation bringing those flavours through.
It takes James 7 months every year to personally pick the botanical ingredients for our gin, leaf by leaf, flower by flower, when each plant is in its prime.
We’ve benefitted from Forager Liz Knight‘s writing and knowledge for several years, and even had her company on a few […]
Juniper (Juniperus communis ssp.nana), once abundant, is now rare on Islay. This local variant is a low, prostrate variety that clings low to the ground mostly in exposed coastal areas
We’re delighted to announce that we have received support from the Small Business Research Initiative Green Distilleries Competition in our […]
In the northern hemisphere tis the season for stocking up the larder for winter. Our forager James has been filling […]
After watching Sir David Attenborough’s “A Life on Planet Earth” recently, Jane blogs about understanding biodiversity in a different light. […]
Today begins a residency that lasts through London Cocktail Week 2020. Here’s the story of our like-mindedness with Carousel restaurant […]
“I have a bias towards orchids,” says Milton Diaz, curator of Clavijero Botanic Garden, laughing. He has studied them. He’s […]
Continuing the story of the creation of The Botanist Gin on the Isle of Islay… To achieve his dream of […]