Boatyard Double Gin
Boatyard Distillery · Boatyard Distillery
A gin shaped by the freshwater currents of Lough Erne and the wetlands surrounding it — Boatyard makes an uncompromising case for terroir-driven London Dry. Its double juniper charge and locally foraged sweet gale give it a spine and identity that most gins twice its price can't match.
Nose
Bright, oily juniper leads with a resinous pine snap, followed by lifted lemon zest and a soft herbal wash of sweet gale (bog myrtle). Coriander seed adds a warm citrus-spice underpinning, with a faint whisper of damp meadow.
Palate
Generously juniper-forward — the 'double' refers to a double dose of organic juniper in the botanical basket — with waxy pine oils coating the mouth. Sweet gale brings a resinous, slightly medicinal herbal note reminiscent of the Fermanagh wetlands. Coriander, angelica, and cubeb pepper build a peppery mid-palate, while lemon peel keeps everything lifted.
Finish
Long and dry, with lingering pine resin, cracked pepper, and a cool herbaceous echo of the bog. Clean, structured, unmistakably classical.
- Style
- Juniper-forward London Dry with a foraged Irish botanical signature
- Botanicals
- Juniper, coriander, lemon peel, licorice root, angelica root, orris root, grains of paradise, sweet gale (bog myrtle)Organic juniper (double dose), coriander seed, angelica root, orris root, liquorice, cassia, lemon peel, cubeb pepper, and hand-foraged sweet gale (bog myrtle) from the McGirr family bogland.
- Base Spirit
- Organic wheat spirit
Cocktail Suggestion
The Fermanagh Current — 50ml Boatyard Double Gin, 20ml dry vermouth, 5ml Suze, 2 dashes celery bitters. Stir over ice for 20 seconds until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Express a grapefruit peel over the surface and drop it in.
Food Pairing
Pan-seared trout with brown butter, capers, and dill — the gin's piney juniper and bog myrtle mirror the freshwater fish and herbal butter beautifully.
Founded in 2016 by Joe McGirr on the shores of Lough Erne, Boatyard is Northern Ireland's first working distillery in over a century, using organic wheat spirit and hand-harvested sweet gale from the family bogland to bottle the character of Fermanagh's waterways.
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