Bombay is a more robust straightforward almost brutal gin.
Difference between gordon s gin and bombay sapphire.
Buy bombay sapphire gin.
It only gives customers this bit of information.
Bombay sapphire warming spicy sweet many flavours explosive long lingering finish.
I realised afterwards that the bombay i had tasted was the imported duty free stuff 47 abv which may have given it an unfair advantage and left the 37 5 gordon s tasting rather conservative by dint of its sheer weakness.
It lends itself to ice tonic or a dry martini.
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If you re a london dry drinker then tanqueray and bombay sapphire are your go tos don t be afraid of the new world style gins which can have the appearance and taste of a less refined gin and.
Gordon s gin tonic in the can has gone off the last 3 6 packs i have bought have been undrinkable it tastes like a dirty sock in each can i took a batch back to the retailer in sydney australia today he gave me a refund he then put them back into stock i won t be buying any more for a few months until a new batch comes out.
The old labels read original 1761 gin recipe.
Bombay sapphire features 10 botanicals and is slightly more aromatic on the nose and delivers more spiced peppery and earthy notes to taste.
Gordon s dull one note juniper smooth dry.
Bombay makes two gins their regular london dry gin clear glass 80 proof and their sapphire london dry gin blue glass 94 proof.
The most obvious difference is the level of alcohol in the two gins but also there is the distinct difference in the botanicals used i believe the original recipe uses only eight while.
Sapphire on the other hand is made for the new wave of gin based cocktails.
I m searching for info on a change in bombay.
I m a long time fan of regular bombay.
February 8 2011 at 4 28 pm.
Bombay sapphire s 10 botanicals include some usual suspects juniper cassia bark liquorice citrus and some lesser known characters moroccan cubeb berries kind of like a cross between.
Star of bombay gin bombay dry gin.
Read the gin guide s full review and tasting notes for bombay sapphire gin.
I just bought two 1 75 liter bottles and they ve changed.