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Bombay Sapphire is a brand of gin owned by Bacardi that was first launched in 1987 by IDV. In 1997 Diageo sold the brand to Bacardi.〔http://www.grovesandwhitnall.co.uk/gj-distillers-warrington/〕 Its name originates from gin's popularity in India during the British Raj and the sapphire in question is the Star of Bombay on display at the Smithsonian Institution.〔(Bombay Sapphire )〕 Bombay Sapphire is marketed in a flat-sided, sapphire-coloured bottle that bears a picture of Queen Victoria on the label.〔 The flavouring of the drink comes from a recipe of ten ingredients (which the bottle's label boasts as "10 exotic botanicals"): almond, lemon peel, liquorice, juniper berries, orris root, angelica, coriander, cassia, cubeb, and grains of paradise. The spirit is triple distilled using a carterhead still, and the alcohol vapours are passed through a mesh/basket containing the ten botanicals, in order to gain flavour and aroma. This gives a lighter, more floral gin rather than the more-common 'punchy' gins that are distilled using a copper pot still. Water from Lake Vyrnwy is added to bring the strength of Bombay Sapphire down to 40.0% (UK, Canada, Australia). In 2011 it was announced that the company is planning to move the distillation process to a new facility in Laverstoke, Hampshire. The plans include the restoration of the former Portal's paper mill, and the construction of a visitor centre. In February 2012, they received planning permission for the site and the centre opened to the public in the autumn of 2014.〔(A first glimpse of the Bombay Sapphire distillery ) ''Gintime'' 19 September 2014,〕 Production and bottling of the drink is contracted out by Bacardi to G&J Greenall. ==Varieties== Bacardi also markets Bombay Original London Dry Gin (or Bombay Original Dry). Eight botanical ingredients are used in the production of the Original Dry Gin veriety as opposed to the ten in Bombay Sapphire. ''Wine Enthusiast'' has called Bombay Sapphire better.〔Bombay Original London Dry Gin listing on Proof66: http://www.proof66.com/gin/bombay-original-gin.html〕 In September 2011, Bombay Sapphire East was launched in test markets in New York and Las Vegas. This variety has another two botanicals, lemongrass and black peppercorns, in addition to the original ten. It is bottled at 42% and was designed to counteract the sweetness of American tonic water. A Special edition of Bombay Gin was produced in 2015 for the UK Market. It is called Bombay Star and was named best Gin available to consumers by the Independent newspaper. 〔 Bombay Star Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/best-gins-tanqueray-bombay-sapphire-10300262.html 〕 It is bottled at 47.5% and is distilled from grain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bombay Sapphire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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