Posted on 05/03/2017 5:23:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Gin's alcohol content may be as much as 77%, not 40% as claimed Liquor authorities across Canada are recalling a brand of gin that may contain almost twice as much alcohol as claimed on the bottle.
The Liquor Control Board Of Ontario was the first to issue a recall after its internal quality assurance team discovered that some bottles of Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin had not been properly diluted, resulting in an alcohol content of 77 per cent, not 40 per cent as listed on the bottle.
It's the second time in recent weeks such an error has been discovered. The province's liquor board recalled Georgian Bay brand vodka in March because several hundred bottles had not been properly diluted.
The LCBO says only 1.14-litre bottles of the product are affected, and they all have a product code of L16304 on the bottle. All affected bottles have been pulled off store shelves, but some may have already been purchased.
Bombay Sapphire All affected bottles have a product code of L16304W printed on the bottom. (CFIA)
Anyone who has done so is urged to return it to the place of purchase for a refund. "We do not recommend consumption of this product," the product's distributor, Bacardi Canada, said in a statement emailed to CBC News.
Bacardi is also known for its rum and owns brands such as Grey Goose vodka and Dewar's whisky.
Four other provincial alcohol regulators followed the LCBO's lead and recalled the Bombay Sapphire gin, with the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation pulling the product from shelves, as has Saskatchewan's Liquor and Gaming Authority.
Quebec's Société des alcools du Québec as well as the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation have also recalled the product.
Wednesday evening, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the recall had been expanded countrywide.
The product, which is imported and distributed by Bermuda-based rum conglomerate Bacardi, would have the product code of L16304 imprinted near the bottom of the back of the bottle everywhere in Canada, but the UPC or barcode numbers would differ.
In Ontario, the UPC code for the product is 620213190208. The British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch sells the same product with the same UPC code, but it's not known if it is from the same batch.
In a release, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said "there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product."
Bacardi Canada said "we believe this incident is isolated to Canada only."
Wifebeater is so good. But if you are on a budget Gordon’s will do fine. Actually you either like Gin or you don’t. And if you like gin you are going to drink gin regardless of the label.
(hic)
Gin, however, does not like me .
Gin isn’t for everybody.
“I once got completely wasted on vodka.. I was never able to drink it again...”
I’m betting you mixed it with orange juice or some other thing like that. Try it straight in shots, with some nice finger food.
Bombay Sapphires is the best gin. Nothing better than Bombay and tonic in summer.
Canucks are really down on alcohol, though. No one who has ever had a DWI can even enter Canada.
Cannabis is good, though, with Canucks.
No, I use a hydrometer made for the purpose.
Hendricks gin.
Take time to enjoy the juniper berry flavor.
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Sapphire is tops. The botanicals...ahhhh...
Mine’s a G&T (no lime).
In Canada the five star hotels always give me a small bottle of tonic and a small carafe of Sapphire and of course the RIGHT glass at the RIGHT temperature.
I make my own which is perfect, and then have another.
Exactly.
Sanity is overrated in an insane world. Hendricks has the most floral and delicate taste. It can easily be drank straight (with an ice cube). I don't drink it anymore but if I did . . . it'd be Hendricks or nuffin'.
Bombay's fine, Tanq, Gordons, Boodles, etc. Beefeater has a complicated blend of coriander. I know it's Beefeater from the first awful taste, then it's okay, and then awful on the finish.
Seagram's sucks throughout, and is barely half degree better than any generic gin, meaning that it's way overpriced.
(Did you know that JF'n Kerry was once engaged to a gin heiress, Gilbey's maybe, but she was only worth about $60M at the time, and it wasn't enough for the penniless Kerry?)
I'm in my 60s and I'd never had gin before, but last year I tried a gin and tonic and found it to be disgustingly vile tasting. I couldn't even finish it. I don't foresee any more gin in my future.
Did Michael Caine say that in a movie?
Only Gin I drink. Damn!
I am too, but for a while Tanquary made a variation of their gin which was fantastic. It is called Rangpur, more volitile herbs, I am down to my last quarter bottle and its almost impossible to find anymore.
Always drink gin with a mark. He can’t tell if you cut it.
Not the biggest gin fan: far too many of them taste like a solvent I'd use on my car's engine.
Personally, the only exception to that rule that I've run into is Bombay Sapphire. Not saying there aren't some others in that price range that are really good, but I haven't ever run into another one that is both affordable and tasty (and that includes brands such as Gordons, Beefeaters, Tanqueray, and so on).
[NB: the above comments do not include the super-premium (read: $$$$$$) gins...but I refuse to drop $35 to $60 for a fifth of any clear liquor]
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