The Botanist Islay Cask Rested Gin

The Botanist Islay Cask Rested Gin is Bruichladdich Distillery's cask-rested take on its famous Islay dry gin — the same 22 hand-foraged island botanicals, rested for a minimum of six months in a selection of fine Islay casks. Bottled at 46% ABV in a 750mL bottle, the short rest in American and European oak adds warming spice, viscosity, and a light amber blush while the gin's herbal, juniper-led heart stays intact. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 46% (92 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Botanicals: 22 wild Islay botanicals, hand-foraged from the island's hills, bogs, and coastline
• Resting: minimum 6 months in a selection of fine Islay casks (American and European oak)
• Origin: Bruichladdich Distillery, Isle of Islay, Scotland

Islay Gin, Rested Like a Whisky

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery that happens to make one of the world's most celebrated gins, and the Cask Rested expression is where those two crafts meet. The Botanist starts as an Islay dry gin built on 22 botanicals foraged from the island itself, then settles into the distillery's Islay cask stocks — American and European oak, including ex-wine and ex-sherry wood — for at least six months. The result bridges botanical gin and lightly aged spirit: warming spice and candied citrus peel up front, finishing with fresh herbal notes, juniper, and citrus. Browse the The Botanist collection, more cask-rested and barrel-aged gin, and Del Mesa's Islay spirits shelf.

Tasting Notes

Expect warming spices and candied citrus peel on the nose, with a perfumed bouquet of juniper, baking spices, and oak layered over the gin's delicate floral notes. The palate is soft and viscous — wood spice and dried fruit from the cask — while the finish resolves to fresh herbal notes, juniper, and citrus.

How to Enjoy

Neat or over ice with a slice of orange to appreciate the cask influence, or in cocktails built for aged spirits — a Martinez, a gin Old Fashioned, or a Bee's Knees all show its versatility. A drop of water opens the herbal aromatics.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Botanist Cask Rested Gin rested?
A minimum of six months in a selection of fine Islay casks (American and European oak).

What makes The Botanist different from other gins?
Its 22 core botanicals are hand-foraged from the Isle of Islay itself — hills, bogs, and coastline — rather than bought in.

Is cask-rested gin the same as aged gin?
Not exactly — this is gin briefly rested in casks for texture and spice, not aged to a whiskey-like age statement. It drinks as a gin with oak character.

Islay's gin, touched by oak — order The Botanist Islay Cask Rested Gin online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.