I often see Bombay sapphire for sale at supermarkets. I once saw an unopened bottle someone had in their house but I’ve never in my life seen anyone drink it.
Has anyone else?
Pro tip, it’s not just the blue bottle one they produce.
The white bottled one is amazing 🤩.
It was my go-to drink in my early/mid 20’s.
I’ve had it, but I don’t seek it out. If I want cheap there’s cheaper, and if I want good gin, so much out there is better.
Weird headcanon: I have a definite association in my mind with gin and wickedness, and I don’t know why. If I’m drinking it, I feel slightly amoral and I tend to assume the same of anyone else drinking gin. Was there a movie with wicked aunts drinking gin somewhere deep in my forgotten youth, or is it something about juniper?
It’s what Ms. Hannigan drinks when she’s singing “little girls” in Annie. At the end of the song she literally pours a bunch of it in the bathtub and is swimming around in it.
They also drink it (or something similar) in 1984 as a standard ration
Maybe you’ve seen the drawing Gin Alley by Hogarth?
A while ago I developed a taste for gin. I looked it, but got recommended an equivalent priced bottle that became my absolute favorite. I don’t drink allot of gin any more, but bombay spent a metric fuck ton of money on marketing in the 2010ish era and it paid off, because I too will see dusty unopened bottles occasionally out and about.
Definitely had it at a fair share of parties I went to when I was at uni.
Haven’t had it since though, nor can I see myself buying it. But I really don’t care for gin. Only drank it in the uni days, because tonic water does a good job of softening the blow.
I quite like it.
My paternal grandmother quite liked it.
I see it quite often, and order it myself as I quitr like it and the distillery is only 30 minutes from where I live.
I know you didn’t ask but my favorite gin is Xorigeur Menorcan gin but that may be as a result of where I drink it most!! :)
(AI warning note) I see while their sales have dropped about 25% in the UK since peak GIN-mania, it’s actually picking up more of the overall market share. So 12% market share in 2020, 17% in 2024
I live fairly close to the distillery - it’s a fun trip, even if you don’t drink. Like most gins they just use grain alcohol so all the flavour comes from the choice of botanicals and they seemed to care about the quality.
I prefer Hendricks myself but Bombay do a lot of very good special editions.
It’s a bit flowery for my taste.
I’m a girly girl so I’d like a flowery drink. If i drank
Tried a bottle years ago. Like others have said. Much better and cheaper is available
I used to drink it all the time. That it Gordon’s gin, what ever was on special
I’m drinking it right now. I’m a scotch/bourbon guy but I drink it neat, so if I just want a light cocktail it’s usually gin and club soda. It’s hard to beat ~$25 for 1.75 liters for a pretty good but nothing special cocktail liquor.
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I know I have had some mixed drink when I was in my 20s that had the stuff in it. It tasted like cologne.
