STAR DE BOMBAY
STAR DE BOMBAY
START OF BOMBAY
If you ask for gins in general, everyone will tell you that the best-selling brands are Beefeater, Tanqueray, Seagrans and Bombay apart from others like MG, Larios or Gordons. Today we are going to talk about one of them but in its premium version as it is The Star of Bombay.Star of Bombay is named after the famous jewel given to Mary Pickford by her husband. The jewel was a violet blue violet sapphire of 182 carats that is now known as the star of Bombay. This gin is produced in small quantities in Laverstoke Mill (England), as many of them have used an artisanal process called "distillation". unique "and in batches.The original recipe dates back to 1761.In 2015 it was presented, and follows the recipe of the original Bombay, but with two more botanists.Nikolas Fordman, the master distiller, was inspired when the stills were rehoused in the distillery of Laverstoke.The idea with Star of Bombay was to create a gin that would increase the perception of the Bombay style with the best botanicals. To better conserve the twelve botanicals, we slow down the process of steam infusion and distill them for a longer time. Test every 20 minutes and thus achieve your best balance. The bottle is taller, thinner and has a slight inclination. On the nose, the first thing you notice is the juniper, combined with citrus air, and you also notice a slight floral touch.
On the palate, predominance of juniper, floral notes of ambreta and citrus touches of bergamot.
BOTANICAL
Juniper
Coriander
Lemon peel
Lily
Angelica root
Almonds
Licorice
Cassia
Ambreta
Bergamot
Grains of paradise
Berries of Cubeba
Graduation
47.5%
FEATURED BOTANICAL
AMBRETA
Abelmoschus moschatus, the Abelmoschus or hibiscus is a plant of the malvaceae family, native to Egypt, India and Malabar coast. Originally it was classified as part of the genus Hibiscus, but now it is classified in the genus Abelmoschus. It is a deciduous herbaceous creeping plant with woody stem at the base and ramified reaching 150 cm in height up to 2 m in diameter. The leaves, tetra or penta lobed and heart-shaped, are alternate, rough and covered with hairiness. They can reach 15 cm in length. The flowers are solitary and large white or cream. The fruit, which gives off a delicate musk odor, is a pentagonal, narrow and cylindrical capsule covered with fluff more than 8 cm long with numerous seeds.
If you ask for gins in general, everyone will tell you that the best-selling brands are Beefeater, Tanqueray, Seagrans and Bombay apart from others like MG, Larios or Gordons. Today we are going to talk about one of them but in its premium version as it is The Star of Bombay.Star of Bombay is named after the famous jewel given to Mary Pickford by her husband. The jewel was a violet blue violet sapphire of 182 carats that is now known as the star of Bombay. This gin is produced in small quantities in Laverstoke Mill (England), as many of them have used an artisanal process called "distillation". unique "and in batches.The original recipe dates back to 1761.In 2015 it was presented, and follows the recipe of the original Bombay, but with two more botanists.Nikolas Fordman, the master distiller, was inspired when the stills were rehoused in the distillery of Laverstoke.The idea with Star of Bombay was to create a gin that would increase the perception of the Bombay style with the best botanicals. To better conserve the twelve botanicals, we slow down the process of steam infusion and distill them for a longer time. Test every 20 minutes and thus achieve your best balance. The bottle is taller, thinner and has a slight inclination. On the nose, the first thing you notice is the juniper, combined with citrus air, and you also notice a slight floral touch.
On the palate, predominance of juniper, floral notes of ambreta and citrus touches of bergamot.
BOTANICAL
Juniper
Coriander
Lemon peel
Lily
Angelica root
Almonds
Licorice
Cassia
Ambreta
Bergamot
Grains of paradise
Berries of Cubeba
Graduation
47.5%
FEATURED BOTANICAL
AMBRETA
Abelmoschus moschatus, the Abelmoschus or hibiscus is a plant of the malvaceae family, native to Egypt, India and Malabar coast. Originally it was classified as part of the genus Hibiscus, but now it is classified in the genus Abelmoschus. It is a deciduous herbaceous creeping plant with woody stem at the base and ramified reaching 150 cm in height up to 2 m in diameter. The leaves, tetra or penta lobed and heart-shaped, are alternate, rough and covered with hairiness. They can reach 15 cm in length. The flowers are solitary and large white or cream. The fruit, which gives off a delicate musk odor, is a pentagonal, narrow and cylindrical capsule covered with fluff more than 8 cm long with numerous seeds.
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