Crack this open, pour it long over ice with tonic, and you get that proper gin hum: piney juniper up front, a flick of lemon, a warm little spice tail. It's clean and confident without being sharp or perfumey, so it plays nice whether you're mixing your fifth Martini of the night or your first G&T of the evening. The 43% gives it backbone too, meaning it doesn't vanish under tonic the way softer gins do. A genuinely versatile bottle to keep on the shelf for whenever the mood (or the guests) arrive.
The nose is all juniper and coriander with a bright squeeze of lemon peel sitting on top. Take a sip and the juniper leads the way, citrus right behind it, then a soft sweetness from liquorice root and a faint floral, almost violet, lift. It finishes dry and fresh with that gentle peppery cassia warmth lingering. Nothing shouts. It's rounded and balanced, the kind of gin that makes a cocktail taste like it was built properly.
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This is a proper English gin built on one of the oldest dry gin recipes around, written by Thomas Dakin back in 1761. What makes it different is the way it's made: instead of boiling the eight botanicals in the spirit, they're hand-placed in a perforated copper basket and the alcohol vapour drifts up through them, picking up flavour gently as it goes. It's a softer, more delicate way of doing things, and it's why the gin tastes so rounded. The recipe got its modern relaunch in 1960, and it's been a bartender's reliable mate ever since.
Good to know
- What is the price of Bombay Dry Gin 750ml?
Bombay Dry Gin 750ml is KSh 2,279 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Bombay Original Dry Gin 750ml taste like?
Juniper-led and classic. You get pine and lemon up front, then liquorice sweetness, a touch of violet floral, and a dry, gently spiced finish. Balanced rather than bold, which is exactly why it mixes so well.
- What is the ABV of Bombay Original Dry Gin?
It's 43% ABV. That extra bit of strength helps it hold its flavour in a G&T or Martini instead of getting lost under the mixer.
- How do I serve it?
A G&T over plenty of ice with lemon is the classic move. It also shines stirred into a Martini or a Negroni. Keep it cool and your tonic cold.
- What's in it? What are the botanicals?
Eight botanicals: juniper berries, coriander seeds, liquorice root, almonds, lemon peel, cassia bark, orris root and angelica root. They're vapour-infused rather than boiled in the spirit, for a more delicate flavour.
- Where is Bombay Original Dry Gin from?
England. It's an English dry gin based on a 1761 recipe and made using the gentle vapour-infusion method.
- What pairs with it?
Salty, citrusy bites love it: grilled prawns, calamari, smoked salmon, olives and nuts. It's also right at home next to nyama choma with kachumbari.
Bombay Dry Gin 750ml
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Bombay Dry Gin 750ml price in Kenya
Buy Bombay Dry Gin 750ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,279. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.