Bombay Sapphire East Gin
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Originally created as a personal homage to the Far East, where Bombay's Master of Botanicals, Ivano Tonutti, has spent much of his time sourcing exotic botanicals.
Thai lemongrass and Vietnamese black peppercorns are added to the classic botanical blend. All 12 come together during vapor infusion to create a gin that truly stands apart. Infused by exotic eastern flavors, this wonderfully tasteful gin comes with more than added spice and a generous hint of citrus. Bottled at 42% ABV, it's extra punchy too. Crafted from the original recipe, East has a character all of its own. Ideal with tonic but equally superb in cocktails. However you enjoy it, there's much to look forward to.
Bombay's spirit of innovation and inspiration is not only embodied in its gin, but in its Master of Botanicals himself, Ivano Tonutti. Travelling to the four corners of the world, he’s developed personal relationships with each and every supplier, some going back decades. As Ivano himself says, this absolute attention to detail is “simply about maintaining the standard of care behind Bombay's gin".
Creating the finest gin possible takes the highest quality raw ingredients. Bombay uses up to 12 precious botanicals suspended above the spirit in perforated copper baskets during distillation. That way, as the heated spirit vapors rise, they’re gently infused with all the rich aromatic flavors the botanicals release.
While ordinary gins boil their botanicals directly in the spirit to achieve their flavor, the wonderfully distinctive taste of the gin is created using the Vapour Infusion process. We still use original Carterhead stills – Tom and Mary – from the 1830s, but the team has now added two state-of-the-art 12,000 litre copper pot stills – Henry and Victoria – to Bombay's refurbished original stills.