Alright Babish, you can stop trying so hard to sell me this gin, I've been wanting to try it for a while anyway. Since I'm still very green in my gin education, this seemed like a good product to put hopes into, since everything else that I've had that comes from the Islay region always resonates well with me. Plus, I can't stand London dry gin or any gin that is so boring that the juniper is what is the most exciting feature. 22 seems like an awfully high number of botanicals, so not only do I expect a good flavor punch here, but I also expect a good blend from those masterful distillers in kilts (or so I picture it). Medium juniper, citrus (orange seems to jump out the most), white tea, and some type of fresh, edible green leaf (lettuce, spinach, etc) come to me on the nose. The ethanol is noticeable here, but not enough to burn you out. Honestly, I don't detect anything unusual or unique botanical wise just yet. The juniper flavor is the first detectable taste, which seems obvious, but even before I get the flavor, I get the floral, earthy spice first. While moving it around the mouth, I get an almost oily body, as the flavors seem to reach sections of the mouth several seconds after the actual liquid does. The citrus is lighter here than I got on the scent, but what's new to me is a white and/or green tea flavor near the finish, which moves into a fairly medium spice, reminiscent of white peppercorns. I'm always a fan of higher proof alcohol in general, and although this isn't even considered medium by my standards, there is still a good ethanol character here for a gin. However, that's not my takeaway after my sample; instead, there's a good spicy flavor that is not too spicy, but instead allows the other botanicals to be detected a little bit easier. Is it a gin that reminds me of Islay or is unique to the region/country? Sure, the botanicals may be grown there, but you can easily tell me this is from anywhere in the world without argument; to buy for the location label is not worth the extra money. Is it a gin with good character and overall blend? I wouldn't quite say so for this either, but it definitely isn't boring. It would accent some more creative cocktails or martini additives, but it's not worth buying again.