World Gin Day Events With Bombay Sapphire
In the lead up to World Gin Day, Saturday 8 June, gin-lovers across the UK can celebrate their favourite tipple with help from the world-famous BOMBAY SAPPHIRE®. From gin maps and Tuk Tuk tours in Manchester and Edinburgh to bespoke Gin Journeys in London, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® has curated a ginspirational line up of creative cocktail events across the country.
Mr Fogg’s Gin Journey* [Various Mr Fogg’s Sites – London] – From 5-9 June, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® invites ginthusiasts to join the ultimate gin journey through six of the famed explorer Phileas J. Fogg’s London bars. Adventurers will follow a gin map from venue to venue, sampling a selection of delicious and unique gin cocktails made with either BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® or the new BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Limited Edition: English Estate gin. Guests at each bar are encouraged to get creative by adding the final garnish to their cocktail themselves. Cocktail highlights include the Jasmine flower-infused Silk Sojourn and the Darjeeling tea infused An Elephant’s Progress. Tickets for this limited-edition gin journey include six cocktails, one at each of the bars. Participating Mr Fogg’s Bars include; Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals [must be first stop to collect map], Mr Fogg’s Residence, Mr Fogg’s Tavern, Mr Fogg’s Gin Parlour, Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration and Mrs Fogg’s Maritime Club & Distillery. Tickets available here via Drink Up London, £40 pp.
Wright Brothers Gin Journey [London] – Available on World Gin Day (8 June) for one day only, The Gin Journey will take gin-lovers on an excursion across the capital. Participants will visit three Wright Brothers venues (Battersea, South Kensington and ending in Soho) for signature BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® cocktails and Wright Brothers snacks from the critically acclaimed seafood experts. In true Gin Journey style, guests will be accompanied by a Gin Guardian in the form of gin expert, Leon Gallaway, as they cross the city in their very own Gini-Bus. At a special one-off price of £25pp plus booking fee, guests will receive a total of five cocktails and three gin tasters. Tickets available here.
Tuk Tuk Tours [Manchester & Edinburgh] – Gin lovers in Manchester and Edinburgh will have the opportunity to visit some of their city’s favourite bars by Tuk Tuk. Each venue has created a bespoke coloured highball serve especially for the tour. Highlights include a fiery green themed The Gin Garden cocktail at Rabble, Edinburgh, which mixes green pepper and cucumber with BOMBAY SAPPHIRE®, Hellfire bitters and soy sauce. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® will partner with The Patron, Cottonopolis, The Refuge and Arcane in Manchester; with Edinburgh stops on the Tuk Tuk tours including Rabble, Panda & Sons, The Balmoral and The Prince Bar. The Edinburgh Tour takes place on 6 June and the Manchester Tour takes placeon 7 June. Win tickets via DrinkUp.London here.
London Cocktail Club, Oxford Circus [London] – Cocktail drinkers can unleash their inner artist with a masterclass inspired by founder and owner of London Cocktail Club, JJ Goodman. Attendees will create and elevate their own take on JJ’s surrealism and fairytale-inspired cocktail, The Daydreamer. Book directly with London Cocktail Club from 10 June throughout the summer. Approx. 45 mins, £22pp, available in London Cocktail Club, The Studio @ Oxford Circus. Experience includes 2 cocktails and a gift to take home (photo or edible paint sample).
Dean Street Townhouse English Estate Afternoon Tea [London] – From now until the end of June, guests at Dean Street Townhouse can enjoy a bespoke afternoon tea menu including a Coriander and Cassia Bark Cake and Gin and Tonic Cucumber, Cream Cheese Sandwiches. The menu is accompanied by three specially curated BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Limited Edition: English Estate cocktails, including the Afternoon Fizz (Bombay Sapphire English Estate Gin, prosecco, lapsang tea, mandarin, lemon, orange bitter), Chelsea 75 (Bombay Sapphire English Estate Gin, champagne, jasmine tea, italicus, lemon) and Three Roses Negroni (Bombay Sapphire English Estate Gin, Sacred Rosehip liqueur, Rose Vermouth, atomized rose water). Full menu here. Link to booking via Dean Street Townhouse , £32pp.
Bermondsey Bar & Kitchen, 40 Bermondsey Street SE1 [London] – From 8 June for eight weeks, guests at Bermondsey Bar & Kitchen can watch live illustration sessions by acclaimed street artist INSA, whilst enjoying a selection of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® cocktails including the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Paint Collection G&T, customisable Canvas Cocktail, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® DIY G&T, Bombay Sapphire Limited Edition: English Estate Secret English Garden and more. Customers who order the Canvas Cocktail can edit their own drink with a range of edible sprays and garnishes before snapping the perfect picture of their serve in one of the Instagram booths. Live date: June 8th – end of July.
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