While I'm not surprised people would like this one ... I am pleasantly surprised that you put aside your previous bad Bombay Sapphire experience and appreciated their Original Dry Gin. The Bombay dry gin, though made from a 1761 recipe .... started being distilled and sold in 1959 or 1960. It predates the various Sapphire versions by about 30 years. The Bombay Sapphire came out in the late 80s after the first owner sold out to IDV.
I 100% agree with you regarding the Bombay line of gins. The Original Dry Gin is their best product available and a quite nice gin compared to all the other brands out there. Great review and video!
My uncle always drank a Beefeater gin martini, very dry, up, with a twist. He got me hooked on it. After reviewing this video, I tried a Bombay dry gin martini, very dry, up, with a twist. I like it! Sorry Uncle Don, I changed my gin.
I will give this one a try .. I always got the Bombay Safire cause its all I know ... but I am going to take the next few months to try your other suggestions.. thanks for all your videos !!!
I was kinda scared to spend money on the Bombay dry based on my experience with sapphire, you convinced me to try it and I'm glad I did, makes a heck of a gin and juice or is good neat. Cheers from Minnesota,USA!
Hey jason schmidt ! Always good to hear from my subscribers from across the pond! So glad you agree with my assessment. Hopefully Bombay will listen and make more readily available!! 🇺🇸👍😊
just bought a bottle of this for £17 (1 Litre!), I found it to have a sort of woody aftertaste, it was still prevalent when I tried to hide it somewhat in a Dry Martini and an Aviation, maybe that's why it's £ 17
Old Faithful Classic Bombay is a staple for your bar. Makes a great martini as well as works with many of my favorite gin cocktails. While I love my floral and citrus gin journey, Bombay Original will always have a place in my home bar.
Just bought a 1lt bottle of this £16.50 local asda. I am going to pimp it up with some of my own botanicals lemon haze and star dog, and set it a side for christmas. Good video.
Bobby, it's been a while. Original Bombay Dry is quite a good gin, especially in a Martini. There's an earthiness in it. Still prefer Beefeater, but Bombay is in my top 3!
Bobby, The Bombay Original London Dry launched in 1960, so it's been around quite a while. A dear, departed friend of mine loved Martinis with Bombay Original and Cinzano Vermouth. As a cruel twist of fate, he was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. My friend hadn't had a drop to drink in years.
Bought some today for a try. I liked the nose on it. Some classic gins make me think of leather a bit. Maybe a touch of that new car aroma. Sort of similar to Oriental tobacco mixtures for pipes
What do you think it was that throws the Saphhire off? If Saphhire is nearly identical to the original, just with the two additional ingredients, why are they miles apart? Do you think they are using descent good quality ingredients for original, but one or both of the additional ingredients is of lower quality stock? Do you think it could be the difference in alcohol content? I'm not a professional distiller but to my knowledge spirits like this come out of the stills at higher proof than the final product, and it's then simply watered down to get to the desired proof. Do you think it could be that the Saphhire and Original come out of the stills with similar tastes, but since the original is more diluted, it masks some of that synthetic chemical notes that we find in Saphhire?
I've liked this gin for years, at the same time absolutely HATING Bombay Sapphire. I stopped ordering it when I'm out because I always have to explain that I DO NOT want Sapphire, and I got sick of explaining the difference between the two (which is huge!). Anyway, Beefeater is better! Thanks for another entertaining video Bobby!
Thanks Gene, Seems like we are definitely on the same page with all our gin opinions! I think they should scrap Sapphire and just produce this instead!
Very good and priced right 19.00 last time I bought it , Waaaaaay better than sapphire. I’d say it’s my go to now. Not tanq10 or sipSmith but pretty tastee
Definitely spot on. It's quite good and sapphire is terrible. Here in the States you don't see it in bars much but not too hard to find it in liquor stores. A little cheaper than tanqueray or sapphire and even beefeater. I use it to round out the selection as I do with broker's. But good luck finding it at a bar!
Bobby, I’ve finished work for the day. I’m enjoying an original Bombay Martini right now! As an American with strong ties to Great Britain, I really love the Bombay story! You may or may not know that Bombay gin was the creation of a New York lawyer Allan Subin, who was married to an Englishwoman. His friends were well to do. They were lovers of gin. Madison Ave. socialites. The original Bombay introduced in 1960, is actually based on Greenall’s 1761 recipe! (I just read this) This is one of my favorites!
I completely agree! The Bombay Dry is pretty good, but I usually stick with Beefeater. I don’t like Bombay Sapphire, but give I think they helped revive gin at a time vodka was king
Also, I'm thinking about it, but this gin (the original bombay) is distilled normally (traditional on the bottle) so it's a different processus than the sapphire whitch is distilled by vapour infusion (that means they put the ingredients inside a huge thing, boil water above that thing and the vapour take the flavours of the ingredients) so maybe it's the processus that give a weird taste, I don't really know, but the point is that this gin is distilled like beefeater, sipsmith and the others ;)
Interesting!! I'll buy it if I see it, but let me tell you something, as you have said many times, most people (me included) had the Bombay Sapphire as their first gin, and if you don't know better, you actually like it, but if I'm being honest, I don't feel that chemical flavor you have mentioned, certainly there a lot of better gins out there but even to this day I find it ok.
Well it does make sense, grains of paradise and cubeb berries are booth very similar to Black Pepper. And with that out of the Way the gin Will be more delicate and tastier for Many people
Yes!!! It is time. Here is the video title, "Top 5 London Dry Gins." (TH-cam loves top 5 lists) Pick your 5 favorite London Drys, label the bottom of 5 identical glasses with a number that you've assigned to the gins, pour equal amounts of each in the corresponding glass, then have someone mix up the order and then have a "blind" gin-off and see which is the winner. 👍
Interesting I always loved the smell of Bombay not so much the taste. I think it was that hit of spice that makes it taste 'harsh'. Both the Cubeb and Grains of Paradise have a peppery taste so maybe removing them has evened it out...I will keep and eye out for this one!
Is it as good as Tanq or Beef Bobby? Bombay was what I always stuck to before I branched out after college. If it's as good as those I'll have to find a bottle online.
windydonutz took the words completely out of my mouth! That’s pretty much exactly what I would have said! Windydonutz, I think I’ll let you make the videos from now on!! 😂😊😊
Fantastic Videos!!! 🥇🏆✨🎆💝 I'm a fan of the Bombay London Dry, too. In comparison to Brokers and Tanqueray London Dry, it's second place but it's fun to drink it. Unfortunately they don't offer it with 47%. Keep on doing what you're doing. Warmly regards from Germany. 🙋🏼♂️
Just brought this back from the stores for 14 Euros, and that wasn't even a special offer, just the normal price, incredibly cheap. If it turns out nicely it might very well become my "weekday" G&T gin on account of everything considerably nicer costing at least two thirds more.
@@nononsensegindrinking5152 yeah u get pretty drunk off bombay gin get 2 bottles of bombay gin and put one in each hand and dance around in your living room made famous by the rapper juicy j there's a song to go with it also
Haha, I feel pretty silly now! I’m a yank who is easily seduced by that Blue bottle...and then I saw it in a different “clear” color! So ridiculous. It actually has a red cap in the States.
This guy does a taste review AFTER adding tonic water. When you want a PURE sample of taste you DO NOT add anything when you first sample it. Tonic water adds flavors and changes the taste.
One of life's greatest joys: A Brit who is passionate about good drink.
While I'm not surprised people would like this one ... I am pleasantly surprised that you put aside your previous bad Bombay Sapphire experience and appreciated their Original Dry Gin. The Bombay dry gin, though made from a 1761 recipe .... started being distilled and sold in 1959 or 1960. It predates the various Sapphire versions by about 30 years. The Bombay Sapphire came out in the late 80s after the first owner sold out to IDV.
What it says on the bottle 😂
I 100% agree with you regarding the Bombay line of gins. The Original Dry Gin is their best product available and a quite nice gin compared to all the other brands out there. Great review and video!
Thanks Stanley!
Glad you agree! 😊😊
My uncle always drank a Beefeater gin martini, very dry, up, with a twist. He got me hooked on it. After reviewing this video, I tried a Bombay dry gin martini, very dry, up, with a twist. I like it! Sorry Uncle Don, I changed my gin.
Great honest review.
I will give this one a try .. I always got the Bombay Safire cause its all I know ... but I am going to take the next few months to try your other suggestions.. thanks for all your videos !!!
Hey Michael! You have a very exciting road ahead! Let me know which ones you decide to try next! 👍😊😊
No Nonsense Gin Drinking will do 👍
I was kinda scared to spend money on the Bombay dry based on my experience with sapphire, you convinced me to try it and I'm glad I did, makes a heck of a gin and juice or is good neat. Cheers from Minnesota,USA!
Hey jason schmidt !
Always good to hear from my subscribers from across the pond! So glad you agree with my assessment. Hopefully Bombay will listen and make more readily available!! 🇺🇸👍😊
@@nononsensegindrinking5152 , have you ever reviewed Oxley gin? I'm curious about it and was wondering what is your opinion on it?
jason schmidt
Hmm, I haven’t heard of that one. I will definitely try to track and down and make a vid for you 👍
just bought a bottle of this for £17 (1 Litre!), I found it to have a sort of woody aftertaste, it was still prevalent when I tried to hide it somewhat in a Dry Martini and an Aviation, maybe that's why it's £ 17
Just getting into gin. Trying this as my second gin. Very excited!! Glad I avoided the Sapphire. Any other beginners recommendations?
Old Faithful Classic Bombay is a staple for your bar. Makes a great martini as well as works with many of my favorite gin cocktails. While I love my floral and citrus gin journey, Bombay Original will always have a place in my home bar.
Wholeheartedly agree, it’s funny how much a difference between the two their are, just wish bars here in the US stocked the original
Yeah it’s a shame you guys don’t get a bit more choice. 😫
Love the video my only request is doing a martini episode of the 3 bombays
Just bought a 1lt bottle of this £16.50 local asda.
I am going to pimp it up with some of my own botanicals lemon haze and star dog, and set it a side for christmas.
Good video.
Oooh! That sounds good David! Let me know how it turns out!
Bobby, it's been a while. Original Bombay Dry is quite a good gin, especially in a Martini. There's an earthiness in it. Still prefer Beefeater, but Bombay is in my top 3!
Bobby, The Bombay Original London Dry launched in 1960, so it's been around quite a while. A dear, departed friend of mine loved Martinis with Bombay Original and Cinzano Vermouth. As a cruel twist of fate, he was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. My friend hadn't had a drop to drink in years.
i am sorry to hear of the passing of your good friend. may the four winds blow him safely home.
Bought some today for a try. I liked the nose on it. Some classic gins make me think of leather a bit. Maybe a touch of that new car aroma. Sort of similar to Oriental tobacco mixtures for pipes
What do you think it was that throws the Saphhire off? If Saphhire is nearly identical to the original, just with the two additional ingredients, why are they miles apart?
Do you think they are using descent good quality ingredients for original, but one or both of the additional ingredients is of lower quality stock?
Do you think it could be the difference in alcohol content? I'm not a professional distiller but to my knowledge spirits like this come out of the stills at higher proof than the final product, and it's then simply watered down to get to the desired proof. Do you think it could be that the Saphhire and Original come out of the stills with similar tastes, but since the original is more diluted, it masks some of that synthetic chemical notes that we find in Saphhire?
I've liked this gin for years, at the same time absolutely HATING Bombay Sapphire. I stopped ordering it when I'm out because I always have to explain that I DO NOT want Sapphire, and I got sick of explaining the difference between the two (which is huge!). Anyway, Beefeater is better! Thanks for another entertaining video Bobby!
Thanks Gene,
Seems like we are definitely on the same page with all our gin opinions! I think they should scrap Sapphire and just produce this instead!
Very good and priced right 19.00 last time I bought it , Waaaaaay better than sapphire. I’d say it’s my go to now. Not tanq10 or sipSmith but pretty tastee
Definitely spot on. It's quite good and sapphire is terrible. Here in the States you don't see it in bars much but not too hard to find it in liquor stores. A little cheaper than tanqueray or sapphire and even beefeater. I use it to round out the selection as I do with broker's. But good luck finding it at a bar!
I tried Beefeater .Hated it. I know Sapphire is not very dry that's why I don't go near it.Tanqueray comes closest to tasting like Bombay London Dry
I'm an American and I will not drink any Gin except Bombay original London Dry. I first discovered it 8 years ago
for 16 quid a litre it is very pleasant, seems quite savory, with an appealing celery quality
I prefer the Original over Sapphire best mixed with tonic or lemonade
You are right Bobby. Sapphire is swill. Original is the reasonably-priced bomb.
Glad you agree mannacler!
Do the higher %vol of both Saphires have a negative influence?
Bobby, I’ve finished work for the day. I’m enjoying an original Bombay Martini right now! As an American with strong ties to Great Britain, I really love the Bombay story! You may or may not know that Bombay gin was the creation of a New York lawyer Allan Subin, who was married to an Englishwoman. His friends were well to do. They were lovers of gin. Madison Ave. socialites. The original Bombay introduced in 1960, is actually based on Greenall’s 1761 recipe! (I just read this) This is one of my favorites!
Thanks Andrew
I think you need to start presenting the channel instead of me!
No Nonsense Gin Drinking lol I think you have it under control! Your channel is what inspires me to learn more about gin! 👍
I completely agree! The Bombay Dry is pretty good, but I usually stick with Beefeater. I don’t like Bombay Sapphire, but give I think they helped revive gin at a time vodka was king
I got into drinking gin Bombay from reading Marcinko books
Also, I'm thinking about it, but this gin (the original bombay) is distilled normally (traditional on the bottle) so it's a different processus than the sapphire whitch is distilled by vapour infusion (that means they put the ingredients inside a huge thing, boil water above that thing and the vapour take the flavours of the ingredients) so maybe it's the processus that give a weird taste, I don't really know, but the point is that this gin is distilled like beefeater, sipsmith and the others ;)
Mat 4869
Good point Mat. You’re now my official gin consultant 👍😊
@@nononsensegindrinking5152 Yes sure haha :p
Have you considered a review of the new Hendrick’s Orbium?
Isaac Herring
Oooh! I have t heard of this one! I will have to track it down! Thanks Isaac! 😃👍
Both Beefeater and Bombay original are at the same price point of $30-32 USD for a 1.75L. Which one would you prefer as your daily sipper ?
hey Dr P,
Bombay original is a perfectly good gin, but I would always go for the beefeater😊
I've been drinking it since 1976.
Beefeater and Bombay are both around the same price point $30-$32 for a 1.75L. Which one would you have as your everyday drinker ?
Interesting!! I'll buy it if I see it, but let me tell you something, as you have said many times, most people (me included) had the Bombay Sapphire as their first gin, and if you don't know better, you actually like it, but if I'm being honest, I don't feel that chemical flavor you have mentioned, certainly there a lot of better gins out there but even to this day I find it ok.
Well it does make sense, grains of paradise and cubeb berries are booth very similar to Black Pepper. And with that out of the Way the gin Will be more delicate and tastier for Many people
How long before we get a top 5? ;)
Yes!!! It is time. Here is the video title, "Top 5 London Dry Gins." (TH-cam loves top 5 lists) Pick your 5 favorite London Drys, label the bottom of 5 identical glasses with a number that you've assigned to the gins, pour equal amounts of each in the corresponding glass, then have someone mix up the order and then have a "blind" gin-off and see which is the winner. 👍
Don’t worry, I’m on it! 😉
Interesting I always loved the smell of Bombay not so much the taste. I think it was that hit of spice that makes it taste 'harsh'. Both the Cubeb and Grains of Paradise have a peppery taste so maybe removing them has evened it out...I will keep and eye out for this one!
I got a bottle of 700ml for a bit more than 9 € and I really like it!
So if you had to choose between Aviation or Bombay dry gin original which one would you pick?
Is it as good as Tanq or Beef Bobby? Bombay was what I always stuck to before I branched out after college. If it's as good as those I'll have to find a bottle online.
Hey David,
Hmmm, good question. I would say not quite but it’s bloody close. 😊👍
Hey what’s the 1st gin I should try if u haven’t had gin before and how to drunk it ?
windydonutz took the words completely out of my mouth! That’s pretty much exactly what I would have said!
Windydonutz, I think I’ll let you make the videos from now on!! 😂😊😊
windydonutz you’re too kind !😊👍
I love GIN
I said before that this gin was much better than the others lol not a bad option for the price point
English Gent
And how right you were!
Overlord ...ruler...same thing u said about Gordon's too.....I m seeing a pattern here
Leishangthem menAn
I bundle those two in together 😊👍
TEAM BOMBAY MINNESOTA REPRESENTIVE
Fantastic Videos!!!
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I'm a fan of the Bombay London Dry, too.
In comparison to Brokers and Tanqueray London Dry, it's second place but it's fun to drink it.
Unfortunately they don't offer it with 47%.
Keep on doing what you're doing.
Warmly regards from Germany.
🙋🏼♂️
Thanks clublendorange!
So kind of you and very glad you’re enjoying my videos! 😊
Hallo, den gibt es doch beim Rewe.
Und bei Trink Gut, Edeka, Real.
It's a very safe gin
Ahaha, to see you liking a Bombay gin made me order it right away. It's only 15€ on amazon France ^^
Paul Gosset
Hope you like it too Paul. Let me know what you think ! 😊👍
Did you shave your eyebrows?
Just brought this back from the stores for 14 Euros, and that wasn't even a special offer, just the normal price, incredibly cheap. If it turns out nicely it might very well become my "weekday" G&T gin on account of everything considerably nicer costing at least two thirds more.
Omg I never tasted this one 😂😂 I don't want to ruin your opinion about Bombay, but I guess the last one will be the Bombay Sapphire East ? 😂👌
Mat 4869
Damn right Mat!!😊👍
No Nonsense Gin Reviews yes !! 😂
bohemeth? ......it's not big enough.....hahaha @5:56 "gonna have to have another go"😂
Do the bombay gin dance
Playboy Ryan
😃😃there’s a Bombay Gin dance?!! Tell me more!!! I’ll definitely do it !!
@@nononsensegindrinking5152 yeah u get pretty drunk off bombay gin get 2 bottles of bombay gin and put one in each hand and dance around in your living room made famous by the rapper juicy j there's a song to go with it also
Playboy Ryan
I will have to look into this 👍👍👍
I made a gimlet.
Well done 987!
Haha, I feel pretty silly now! I’m a yank who is easily seduced by that Blue bottle...and then I saw it in a different “clear” color! So ridiculous. It actually has a red cap in the States.
😂😂 don’t get sucked in by that bottle Ryan! 😂😂
This guy does a taste review AFTER adding tonic water. When you want a PURE sample of taste you DO NOT add anything when you first sample it. Tonic water adds flavors and changes the taste.
I tasted Bombay and beefeater side by side before and beefeater is just WAYYYYY better
U know sometimes people just enjoy a reviewer having some awful stuff, making shitty faces and cranking up as many cussess as possible