Bombay Original London Dry Gin
Bombay Original London Dry Gin is a 750mL London Dry gin from England — the original white-label Bombay, built on eight botanicals, with the US bottling stated at 43% ABV by US retailers. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 43% (US bottling, per US retailers; no official product page found — see flag)
- Size: 750mL
- Botanicals: 8 — juniper berries, coriander seeds, liquorice root, almonds, lemon peel, cassia bark, orris root, and angelica root (retailer-corroborated)
- Origin: England, United Kingdom
- Method: Vapour infusion, per brand and retailer descriptions (see flag)
The Original Bombay, Before the Blue Bottle
Long before Bombay Sapphire, there was Bombay Original: a classic London Dry built on eight botanicals and the gentler vapour-infusion approach associated with the Bombay house since its 1761 recipe, in which spirit vapour passes through the botanicals rather than boiling them. Retailers describe the same vapour-infusion method for Original, distilled in England in the Bombay tradition. The result is a softer, more traditional juniper-led gin than its famous blue-bottled sibling — the bottle bartenders reach for when a recipe simply says "London Dry." See the rest of the range on the Bombay vendor page and more juniper in our gin collection.
Tasting Notes
Retailer descriptions converge on a juniper-led, dry profile: citrus and lemon peel up front, floral notes from the angelica and orris, coriander and liquorice rounding the middle, and a dry finish toward soft baking spice from the cassia. Less perfumed and more juniper-forward than Bombay Sapphire, by design.
How to Enjoy
Built for the canon: a dry Martini stirred with dry vermouth, a Gin & Tonic with a lemon twist, a Negroni, or a Tom Collins. Store it with the rest of your cocktail shelf from our spirits collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Bombay Original and Bombay Sapphire?
Original is the classic 8-botanical London Dry in the clear bottle; Sapphire is the later, more aromatic 10-botanical recipe in the blue bottle, bottled stronger in the US. They are different gins, not different sizes of the same one.
How many botanicals are in Bombay Original?
Eight: juniper, coriander, liquorice, almonds, lemon peel, cassia, orris root, and angelica root.
What does vapour infusion mean?
The botanicals sit apart from the spirit, in perforated baskets, and flavour it as vapour passes through — a softer, more delicate extraction than boiling them in the pot.
For the classic London Dry behind the famous blue bottle, order Bombay Original online today from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
