Last week, the Bombay Sapphire distillery opened near Basingstoke. Be warned that you must confirm you are over 18 to even visit that link. It is a stunning location even on a dreary day, and MIL and FIL declared it fascinating….
{imagine all that glass on a sunny day!}
…not least because you get a drink, custom tailored to your own punch card of preferred botanicals, after a series of sniff-tests. The greenhouse of the botanicals is lovely and toasty – poor MIL was, I think, chilled to the bone for most of the visit, so this must have been a welcome moment of warmth.
The selected drinks ….
Non-alcoholic options are available for the driver of the group and a doggie-bag, tiny bottles of tonic and tipple, is provided for later consumption. And oh that blue bottle! This is not the mini-version from the doggie bag, but how pretty it is…
The Bombay East version, which we tasted after dinner, was amazingly different, with the addition of lemon grass and black peppercorns to the standard version. I’ve never thought of gin as a sipping drink, but this one was fine over ice. And a total bonus was the prettiest printed tissue paper and carrier bag, that will surely get used when I manage a return to craftiness, very soon.
16/10/2014 at 6:53 pm
Bombay Sapphire is my favourite gin, so I think I would have enjoyed this trip!! Love the glass structure, it looks incredible. xx