Bombay Sapphire
Bombay Sapphire is a gin brand launched in 1987 that is believed to be based on a London recipe dating back to 1761. It has been part of Bacardi since 1998 . The trademarked, light blue bottle is striking.
Production and taste
Ten "botanicals" (herbal ingredients) are characteristic of the gin, namely lemon , almond , liquorice , juniper , iris , angelica , coriander , cinnamon cassia , cubeb pepper and grains of paradise , which weaken and complement the juniper taste typical of gin, so that it tastes milder than typical London Dry Gins. The triple distilled alcohol is aromatized by means of a steam infusion process ( drag distillation ). H. the herbs hang in a copper basket above the alcohol, the vapor of which absorbs the aromas. The later added water is said to come from Lake Vyrnwy in Wales .
Alcohol content and reference
Bombay Sapphire traditionally contains 47% alcohol, but was only offered on the German market between 2004 and 2007 in a reduced drinking strength of 40%. This led to criticism in specialist circles and to a loss of image, as the alcohol makes a significant contribution to the transport and development of aromas in a gin. Since 2007, Bacardi has been importing bottlings with 47% alcohol content to Germany again, which can be found in restaurants, duty-free shops at airports and in specialist retail and mail order (mostly in 1.0 l bottles), during the Food retailers continue to sell almost exclusively the variant with 40% alcohol in the 0.7 l bottle.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Trademark register
- ^ Brandl, Franz: Cocktails. Over 1000 drinks with and without alcohol, p. 53.Südwestverlag, 2012.
- ↑ Spirituosen-Journal.de: Bombay Sapphire Gin with 40 and 47 percent alcohol in comparison. Retrieved August 13, 2018 .