The Botanist Cask Aged Gin 750ml

As with Cask Rested, it is up to Adam to decide which casks are the best to use for Cask Aged. A selection are used, which includes Bourbon, Amarone, Sauternes, Pauillac, Rum and St. Emilion casks.

One of the main differences is that Rested is matured for a minimum of six months in oak casks, whereas Aged is matured for a minimum of three years, so the time spent in cask is significantly longer for Aged.

A different selection of casks are also used for each expression, contributing to their unique and distinct flavour profiles.

The delicious, creamy notes of vanilla, sugared almonds, fresh fruit and lightly toasted oak found in The Botanist Cask Aged Gin are best enjoyed neat, or over ice.

Yes, The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is widely considered to be a fantastic gin and has frequently been recognised as a top-class example of a cask matured gin. Recently, it has been awarded a Gold Medal at the Global Gin Masters and has previously picked up a Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

The same selection of 22 wild Islay botanicals is used in The Botanist Cask Aged Gin as we use in our classic Islay Dry Gin. The full list is apple mint, chamomile, creeping thistle, downy birch, elder, gorse, lemon balm, hawthorn, bog myrtle, sweet cicely, lady’s bedstraw, spear mint, water mint, meadowsweet, red clover, tansy, mugwort, white clover, heather, wood sage, wild thyme and a token sprig of Islay juniper. All of them are responsibly hand-foraged by our two professional foragers.

Yes, The Botanist Cask Rested Gin is gluten-free. The distillation process transforms the liquid into vapour and leaves the heavy gluten proteins behind.

The best way to enjoy the distinctive taste profile of The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is to enjoy it neat, or with some ice. If you want to try it in a cocktail, we recommend it in a Martinez with sweet vermouth, some orange peel and a maraschino cherry for a sophisticated sipping experience. You can find the full recipe here.

The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is 46% ABV / 92 proof.

The best way to appreciate The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is either by sipping it neat, or in a short, spirit-forward cocktail like The Martinez. If you do prefer to drink it with tonic, we recommend a light Mediterranean tonic as it has a less bitter flavour profile which will help the taste of the gin to shine through.

There are 64 calories in a single serving (25ml) of The Botanist Cask Aged Gin.

If you’re sipping The Botanist Cask Aged Gin neat, you don’t need to add a garnish. However, if you would like to, then try it with a twist of orange peel as the citrussy notes will complement its flavour profile. For making a cocktail like the Martinez, garnish it with a twist of orange peel and a maraschino cherry.

Depending on where you are in the world, The Botanist Cask Aged Gin can be purchased on our distillery site (www.bruichladdich.com). If you’re shopping in the US, clicking on the ‘Shop’ button on this website will show you the different retailers that have The Botanist Cask Aged Gin in stock in your state.

The best way to enjoy The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is by sipping it neat. However, you can find a cocktail recipe here, or we recommend trying it in classic spirit-forward cocktails such as the Negroni, an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan.

Compared to a classic dry gin, The Botanist Cask Aged Gin has more pronounced notes of sweet fresh fruits, vanilla ice cream and toasted oats thanks to a maturation period of at least three years in oak casks that previously held a combination of bourbon, rum and various wines such as Sauternes, Amarone and Pauillac.

The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is a great gift for someone in your life who you know is a gin lover, but who also likes to try something a little different. Since The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is matured in selection of around six different cask types for a minimum of three years, it develops a very different flavour profile. The casks, which previously held a combination of bourbon, rum and different wines such as Sauternes, Amarone and Pauillac, give the gin a creamy mouthfeel with notes of sweet, fresh fruit, gentle earthy spices and a subtle herbal profile.

Yes, The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is suitable for vegans - we use no animal products in the making or filtering of our gin.

While the base spirit of The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is our classic Islay Dry expression which does not contain any sugar, the brief maturation in oak casks that have previously held other spirits contributes a very small amount of residual sugar to the spirit.

Yes, The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is sustainably produced. Firstly, our 22 wild botanicals are responsibly hand-foraged by our two professional foragers who are also responsible for cultivating the land where they grow and ensuring local populations are never depleted. Secondly, The Botanist Cask Aged Gin is produced by Bruichladdich Distillery Company Limited which is a certified B Corp company. In order to become a credited B Corp company, we need to adhere to various environmental and social standards and to be able to prove we are maintaining and improving upon these year on year. The full Impact Report we produce annually can be viewed here (link to Impact Report) which details more about the initiatives we undertake to ensure we are always using our business as a force for good.