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Bombay Sapphire East: Thai Lemongrass and Vietnamese Peppercorn Added to the World's Most Famous Vapour-Infused Gin

Name: Bombay Sapphire East: Thai Lemongrass and Vietnamese Peppercorn Added to the World's Most Famous Vapour-Infused Gin
Brand: Laverstoke Mill
Availability: InStock
Rating: 7.0 (1 reviews)

Originally published on gin.directory

7 /10

EDITOR

Producer: Laverstoke Mill
Type: Contemporary
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £22.45

Bombay Sapphire East is a Gin made by Laverstoke Mill. ABV: 42% ABV. Our expert rating is 7/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Spice and citrus with black pepper prominent — lemongrass herbaceous quality, the original Sapphire botanicals present underneath, more assertive and complex than the original

Palate

Black pepper almost the primary flavour — complementing mellow juniper backbone, lemongrass combining with citrus and herbal content, spicy and earthy, the two new botanicals transforming the familiar Sapphire profile into something more adventurous

Finish

Peppery and herbal — black pepper reducing sweetness and playing up bitter notes, lemongrass fading, juniper and coriander reasserting, warming and long, the East clearly present

Expert Review

7/10

Launched in 2011 as Bombay Sapphire's first new expression, adding Thai lemongrass and Vietnamese black peppercorn to the classic ten-botanical Sapphire recipe. All twelve botanicals vapour-infused through the signature Carterhead still at Laverstoke Mill. The pepper becomes almost the primary flavour neat, complementing the mellow juniper backbone. Lemongrass takes the edge off the other ingredients. A more assertive, spice-forward Sapphire for those who find the original too smooth.