Bombay Sapphire gin has been recalled across Canada because it has too much alcohol — the most Canadian reason to recall booze.
Don’t let anyone tell you Canadians don’t know how to have a good time. Just don’t let anyone tell you they have too much of a good time. Bombay Sapphire, a London Dry Gin, is being recalled across the great north because it contains too much alcohol.
According to reports of the recall, the reason behind this whole ordeal is a misprinted label. Printed on the label on shelves is an alcohol content percentage of 40. In reality, it turns out that Blue Sapphire gin contains as much as 77 percent alcohol.
That is not a subtle difference.
Bacardi, which owns Bombay Sapphire, is downplaying the widespread nature of this recall. While there is indeed a full blitzkrieg on yanking the booze off the shelves, the company estimates that only about 1,000 bottles are impacted by the off-kilter alcohol report.
Phone a Canadian and let them know that bottles printed with the product code L16304W are the bottles affected. This either means avoid these and buy another or stock up on what is essentially free alcohol for the price you’d otherwise be paying for a lower percentage.
So if you know a Canadian friend who thinks they’re losing their handle on the amount of booze they can take, they’re not crazy. That Bombay Sapphire is actually mostly alcohol instead of a smoother, lighter liquor.
