Papillon Gin Carabus 70cl
Papillon Gin Carabus
This limited Carabus edition from Papillon Gin has steered its sights away from butterflies, and instead celebrates a rare Dartmoor beetle! The blue ground beetle (also known as carabus intricatus) was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered on Dartmoor in 1985, so the folks at the distillery are donating a portion from each bottle sold to Buglife, a UK invertebrate conservation trust. It's all about the woodland botanicals in here, with the likes of rowan and hawthorn berries, nettles, wood sorrel, and roasted hazelnuts.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Foresty notes of green nettle and piney juniper, with a burst of tart berries rounded by toasted nuts and a touch of vanilla.

