The BotanistIs a gin of layered complexity The Botanist Gin is a progressive exploration of the botanical heritage of our Isle of Islay. 22 hand-foraged local botanicals delicately augment nine berries, barks, seeds and peels during an achingly slow distillation. This first and only Islay Dry Gin is a rare expression of the heart and soul of our remote Scottish island home. For this, “The Botanist”, small-batch, artisanal Islay gin we use nine of the classic gin aromatics – orris root, cassia bark, coriander seed, etc – and augment these with a heady harvest of 22 local botanicals, hand-picked by our expert foraging team from the windswept hills, peat bogs and Atlantic shores of this Hebridean island of Islay. This truly seasonal and exotic SERVE is then slow “simmer” distilled in our unique and cherished Lomond pot-still, affectionately known by our former head distiller Jim McEwan as “Ugly Betty”. Betty prefers to work at low-pressure and won’t be rushed.

So our precious botanicals are slowly and gently coaxed into releasing their complex, signature aromatics. From that first, achingly-slow 17 hour distillation. The result: a highly distinctive, complex, floral gin with outstanding finish and impeccable provenance. In an age of re-badged industrial gins, the Botanist stands out as a truly artisanal, small-batch, hand-crafted labour of love and distiller’s art. A breath of botanical Islay in every glass. Tasting NotesBy Jim McEwan BODY – The spirit is satin smooth gliding over the palate like no gin you have ever tried before. A totally seductive experience. NOSE – The aromas explode like an olfactory Aurora Borealis, filling the senses with meteorites of smell sensations as they explode from the glass. Sweet delicate menthol, apple mint, spring woodlands, juniper, coriander with aniseed undertones, lemon and orange peel, a bouquet of summer flowers on the Machir, honey from thistle, coconut from gorse, wild mint and summer meadows.

It’s a magical melody of Islay’s natural bounty from the Atlantic washed beaches to the summit of heather covered hills. Inhale and you’re there on the queen of the Hebrides! PALATE – The taste is rich and mellow; cool on entry then as it reaches the back palate you can feel the warmth and absolute purity of slow unhurried distillation. This is a bewitching, delectable and luxurious gin; its citrus freshness excites and stimulates the taste buds allowing you to experience a star-burst of flavours as they explode across the palate. FINISH – All this from a beaten up old pot still, operated by beaten up distillers on the coast of heaven.The electric buzz of illicit anticipation. Buy The Botanist Gin We'll let you know if it's back in stock!Free delivery on all orders over �50 Botany Bay Cricket Club Premium Hoodie Classic - Navy & Cyan Premium Stadium Pants Open Leg - Kukri Navy Premium Tee S-Spire Classic - Navy & CyanThis page is no longer available!

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It can take me literally 42 minutes to completely open my eyes. Ok, I have no idea how long it actually takes me, I have never timed myself, but it would be too embarrassing if it took longer. So, why did I get up so early that Saturday? The answer is hooded plovers – also known as hoodies. I forgot about my chronic morning sleepiness, got up and went to a training workshop on monitoring the nesting success of these birds. Adult brooding (keeping warm) a five-day-old chick. Image: Sonia Sanchez Gomez Phillip Island Nature Parks and BirdLife Australia run this workshop to recruit and train Phillip Island residents, like myself, to join the ‘Hooded Plover Watch’, a group of volunteers and rangers who monitor the hoodie nests at the island beaches. Since 2006, BirdLife Australia has been coordinating their Beach-nesting Birds project, which involves working with coastal communities and volunteers across Australia to raise awareness about this group of birds, and to help monitor and improve their breeding success.

Currently, this is the biggest citizen science project in the world. And there were not only local residents in the workshop room that Saturday - there were people that had driven from Melbourne to attend the workshop and learn about the hoodies. It was then that I realised that there was something fascinating about these birds. Cordoned-off areas give birds space to nest on busy beaches. Shelters (like the one shown here) provide more protection to chicks if they need it. In this photo, there are two adults and one chick. Can you spot them?  Signs on the beach indicate to the public that they should stay on the water's edge if there are hoodies nesting nearby.  Hoodies are tiny, endangered shorebirds that nest on the beach during spring and summer. They are the most threatened of the five Australian beach-nesting birds – pied and sooty oystercatcher, red-capped plover, beach stone-curlew and hooded plover. Hoodies lay their eggs in a small scrape in the sand above the high tide mark.

They usually prefer open ocean beaches, but in Western Australia they also nest near inland salty lakes.Imagine the level of disturbance and stress these birds go through. The first time I heard about the hoodie’s life, it blew my mind. In Spain, where I am from, if you get up at 7.30AM on a Saturday in summer it’s because either you have to go to work or you want to get a spot at the beach. Sometimes you can see more towel surface than sand. And the Mediterranean does not have big tide changes. So when I moved to Australia, beach-nesting birds were something totally new to me. This four-day-old chick is looking for refuge close to the dunes at high tide. Chicks fledge at at 35 days old.  When tide is low, adults and chicks (five days old in this photo) often forage on the rocky platform that becomes exposed. Parents never feed their chicks but have a full-time job showing them where to go and keeping them warm and safe. Image: Sonia Sanchez Gomez I think the magic of hoodies relies on the fact that you find them at your local beach, when you go for a swim, for a walk, for a run.

They are there, running over the sand and you do not need expensive gear or expert knowledge to observe them and learn about their behaviour. And they will captivate you. I was captivated, and I am not a birder. For the last month, I've found myself looking at these tiny birds and chicks for hours at my local beach. I've talked to a lot of people about why it is important to protect them, why walkers must keep their dogs on leashes, and how humans can help. I've been enjoying every minute spent observing five chicks growing, and have been trying my best to help them become full adults. And that is what the Beach-nesting Birds project aims for. It gives local communities a way to protect their environment, when most of them do care but don’t know what to do. It gets residents engaged and connected with nature, and at the same time these residents educate other beach users. Then we, the local volunteers, enter the data about our sightings in BirdLife Australia’s beach-nesting database, which plays a huge role in the conservation of hoodies.