Bombay Sapphire

Bombay Sapphire is a gin brand distributed by Bacardi which was launched in 1987. Its name originates from the gin’s popularity in India in of the days of the British Raj and the sapphire in question is the Star of Bombay on display at the Smithsonian Institution. Bombay Sapphire is marketed as an sapphire-coloured, flat-sided bottle that bears a picture of Queen Victoria on its label.

The unik flavour of the drink comes from a recipe of ten ingredients: angelica, almond, liquorice, lemon peel, juniper berries, orris root, coriander, cubeb, cassia, and grains of paradise. The spirit is distilled 3 times using a carterhead still, and the vapours of the alcohol are passed through a basket/mesh containing the ten botanicals, in order to gain aroma and flavour. Water from Lake Vyrnwy is being added to bring the strength of Bombay Sapphire down to a 40.0% (UK, Australia).

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