Bombay Sapphire ® helps Ontario residents get in the holiday spirit with festive cocktails and entertaining tips

TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - Bombay Sapphire is shaking up entertaining this holiday season with cocktails inspired by traditional tastes of the season created exclusively for the gin by Nishan Nepulongoda, winner of the GQ/Bombay Sapphire 2012 Most Imaginative Bartender Competition and bartender at BlowFish restaurant in Toronto.  Made delicious by traditional holiday tastes and ingredients, these festive cocktails are perfect for those in Ontario looking to entertain over the holidays, either by hosting a large party, a small get together or even an intimate dinner with close friends.

"Serving a unique cocktail made with popular seasonal ingredients is a great addition to any holiday occasion and can help set the right mood and tone for your evening," said Nepulongoda. "When I think of the holiday season, traditional holiday tastes like figs, maple, apple and cinnamon immediately come to mind and that is what inspired me to create these festive cocktail recipes."

In addition to serving great tasting cocktails, Nepulongoda also suggests that Canadians consider the following top three tips to ensure any holiday festivity is a success:

					Spirited welcome: Make your guests feel special from the moment they arrive by offering them a welcome cocktail. This cocktail should tie into the theme of your party to set the mood off right. For a perfect holiday welcome cocktail, try serving the Bombay Sapphire Winter Wind.
					Deck the halls: Decorations are essential to bringing any themed party to life, but more often than not, less is more.  Simple touches throughout the event space will have guests feeling festive without being overwhelmed.
					Stay fresh: Ensure your guests' cocktails stay delicious and cool throughout the party by keeping your bar stocked with cold, hard ice. Also, always opt for fresh ingredients over dried spices and fruit or pre-squeezed juices to ensure your cocktails are a crowd pleaser.

Bombay Sapphire's uniquely refined and delicately balanced flavour profile makes it the ultimate spirit to marry with a wide variety of ingredients, allowing even the most inexperienced cocktail creators to appear as master mixologists to their guests.  If guests prefer to keep it simple, Bombay Sapphire and Tonics or Bombay Sapphire Martinis are always perfect, regardless of the season.

FIG AND MAPLE
2 oz	Bombay Sapphire
2	Fresh or dried fig
1 Tbsp	Ginger marmalade
1 oz	Maple syrup
2 oz	Fresh lime juice
2 oz	Ginger beer
1 oz	Hot water

METHOD:	In a shaker, muddle fig with ginger marmalade and water. Add Bombay Sapphire, fresh lime juice and maple syrup. Add ice and double strain into glass.
GLASS:	Coupe
GARNISH:	Fig slice

APPLE CIDER PUNCH
2 oz	Bombay Sapphire
2.5 oz	Apple cider
1 oz	Grapefruit juice
1	Egg white
1 oz	Corn syrup
1 dash	Angustura bitters

METHOD:	Combine all ingredients into a shaker, dry shake. Add ice and shake again. Double straininto glass. Garnish with apple slice.
GLASS:	Coupe
GARNISH:	Apple slice

WINTER WIND
2 oz	Bombay Sapphire
1 oz	Fresh lime juice
1 oz	Simple syrup
Pinch	Cinnamon powder
Ginger beer

METHOD:	Shake all ingredients with ice. Pour into glass with fresh ice. Top with ginger beer.
GLASS:	Rocks
GARNISH:	Lime slice

Cocktail images can be downloaded here.

About Bombay Sapphire - bombaysapphire.com
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE is the world's fastest growing premium gin and number one premium gin in Canada by value and volume. Based on a secret 1761 recipe, Bombay Sapphire gin is created by perfectly balancing a unique combination of 10 hand-selected exotic botanicals from around the world. The natural flavours of the botanicals are captured through a delicate distillation process called Vapour Infusion which results in the tantalizing, smooth and complex taste that is Bombay Sapphire.

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