Bombay Sapphire is a London dry gin made with ten botanicals, and its distinguishing production method is vapour infusion: instead of steeping the botanicals in the spirit, the alcohol vapour is passed through baskets of them during distillation.
That technique produces a lighter, more aromatic gin than maceration does. Juniper is clearly present, as it must be in a London dry, but it sits alongside citrus peel, coriander and a light floral character rather than dominating. The finish is dry and clean.
It is a very easy gin to build drinks with. A gin and tonic with a citrus wedge is the obvious use and shows the botanicals well; a martini is drier and more aromatic than a vodka version; a Negroni works because the gin can hold its ground against Campari and vermouth without turning into pine.
If someone finds heavily juniper-forward gin harsh, this is the bottle that usually changes their mind. 247BOOZE delivers Bombay Sapphire across our active service areas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.