Bombay Sapphire Gin > Reviews

Advantages: Delicate complex flavour
Disadvantages: More expensive than many other brands

...found, by a mile, is Bombay Sapphire. Gin is a distilled spirit, and was originally used by the Dutch back in the seventeenth century as a medicine to treat stomach problems, gout and gallstones. They started to flavour it with juniper to improve the taste, and for juniper's own medicinal qualities, and this is what most modern gins are still flavoured with. Gin was the original "Dutch courage", given to British troops fighting on the Continent, ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely Aroma. Nice Bottle
Disadvantages: A tad Expensive

...most highly revered gins is Bombay Sapphire Gin- a British gin in the so-called "" London Dry" style. It comes in a most attractive blue looking bottle but the sapphire blue colour actually comes from a plastic film-the bottle itself is a white transparent colour. Why do much respected magazines and reviewers give such a high rating to Bombay Sapphire Gin ? It cant be for the sapphire blue plastic film can it ? No most decidely it is do with the ... Read review

Advantages: Superlative taste, finish, and quality
Disadvantages: Slightly pricier than other gins

...not such good examples. Bombay Sapphire is one that fits into the former category. Gins are spirits made from juniper berries, and some added botanicals, e.g. angelica. However, most distillers will distill the botanicals and juniper berries together, somewhat losing the flavour of the botanicals. Bombay Sapphire distill the juniper berries, then pass the vapour throught the botanicals, releasing their delicate flavour. The slightly higher ... Read review

Advantages: Exclusivity (produce of England)
Disadvantages: ?

Bombay Sapphire royalty amongst other English distilled Gins. The dry gin is distilled from 100% grain spirit from a 1761 recipe. And sold at 40% proof by vol. THE PROCESS The incomparable taste of Bombay Sapphire is the result of ten carefully selected botanical ingredients coupled with a unique distillation process distillation process. Unlike some gins, which “boil” their botanicals together with the spirit, Bombay sapphire distils its spirit ... Read review

Advantages: Everything, From Taste, To Aroma, & A Cool Looking Bottle
Disadvantages: Bars/Pubs overcharge for this gin when it doesn't cost that much more.

I've always liked gin, first drinking Gordon's, but then one day picked up the bottle, mostly because it had a cool looking bottle. Once I opened the bottle and smelled the aroma, I knew it was gold. It is one of the best gin's on the market. New Amsterdam Gin and Tanquery Gin is also a very good brand. The best way I enjoy it is many ways. One is in a rock glass with no ice and 7up or Sprite. Squeeze a lime wedge and drop it into the glass. Another ... Read review

Advantages: The best gin in the world
Disadvantages: More expensive than most brands

...a beautiful blue bottle called Bombay Sapphire Gin. We instantly fell in love, not only did it taste fabulous but it looked so stylish. On our way through Changi Airport we used up our duty free allowance on nothing but, yes u guessed it, Bombay Sapphire Gin. We have never looked back, we always use it, in cocktails as well. But for a good g & t always use schweppes tonic, the supermarket ones just don't cut the mustard. Now for the practical ... Read review