What botanicals are in Bombay Sapphire — The Blue Bottle That Reimagined Gin for a Generation?

The botanicals in Bombay Sapphire — The Blue Bottle That Reimagined Gin for a Generation include juniper, lemon peel, grains of paradise, angelica, orris, coriander, cassia, cubeb, almonds, liquorice.

London Dry

Bombay Sapphire — The Blue Bottle That Reimagined Gin for a Generation

Name: Bombay Sapphire — The Blue Bottle That Reimagined Gin for a Generation
Brand: Bombay Spirits / Bacardi
Availability: InStock
Rating: 8.0 (8 reviews)

7 /10

EDITOR

8.1 /10

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Distillery: Bombay Spirits / Bacardi
Type: London Dry
ABV: 40% ABV
Price: £39.95
Botanicals: juniper, lemon peel, grains of paradise, angelica, orris, coriander, cassia, cubeb, almonds, liquorice

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Bombay Sapphire is a London Dry gin made by Bombay Spirits / Bacardi. ABV: 40% ABV. Key botanicals include juniper, lemon peel, grains of paradise, angelica, orris. Our expert rating is 7/10. community average is 8.1/10 from 7 reviews.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Notably lighter and more restrained than its London Dry contemporaries. Juniper is present but gently expressed, more green and herbaceous than resinous. Lemon peel provides a clean citrus top note, while grains of paradise add an intriguing peppery warmth. There is a subtle floral quality — orris and angelica combining — and a very faint almond sweetness in the background.

Palate

Light-bodied and delicate, reflecting both the 40% ABV and the vapour infusion method. Juniper is soft and approachable, coriander adds warmth, and there is a distinctive spice note from the cubeb berries and cassia that gives the mid-palate genuine interest. Liquorice rounds things gently. The overall impression is one of elegance rather than power — a gin that whispers where others shout.

Finish

Short to medium, clean and dry. The juniper fades quickly, leaving behind a gentle warmth from the grains of paradise and a whisper of orris root dryness. Refreshing rather than lingering.

Expert Review

7/10

Bombay Sapphire did something few spirits manage: it made an entire generation reconsider a category they had written off. Its vapour-infused approach yields a lighter, more delicate gin — for better and, occasionally, for worse.

Joe Whitfield Editor-in-Chief

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Jake Morrison

— Clean and reliable

8/10

You always know what you're getting with Bombay Sapphire. Light-bodied, clean, with soft juniper and a gentle warmth from the grains of paradise. The orris root adds just a touch of earthy elegance.

10 March 2026

Sibel Nur

— Too light and gentle

6/10

The vapour infusion method makes this noticeably lighter than other London Drys. At 40% ABV the juniper is soft rather than assertive, and the grains of paradise barely register. Clean and inoffensive, but I want more from a London Dry gin. Perfectly fine as a mixer, nothing more.

3 February 2026

Ingrid Holm

— The gin that changed everything

10/10

Bombay Sapphire genuinely revolutionised how people think about gin. The vapour infusion method creates unparalleled delicacy, and those ten botanicals — juniper, lemon peel, grains of paradise, angelica, orris — work in subtle, beautiful harmony. At 40% it's the ultimate crowd-pleaser. An icon of the drinks world.