Thursday, February 21, 2008

A Revelation In Gin


I'm not a huge fan of gin, but here's one that got my attention: Bombay Sapphire Revelation. There are only five bottles, each handmade by Baccarat. These crystal decanters -- you get a bottle of Bombay Sapphire when you purchase the empty Baccarat container and can fill it yourself at home -- are bejeweled with diamonds and sapphires. The price? $200,000.

Designer Karim Rashid is behind the opulent look of the bottles, which were handcrafted at Baccarat's facility in France. The bottles resemble gemstones, cut with ten facets, which represent the ten botanicals that give Bombay Sapphire its unique flavor profile. The diamond- and sapphire-studded stoppers were created by Garrard, the oldest jewelry house in the world.

Profits from these bottles, which will be on display and for sale at five major airports (Heathrow, Singapore, New York, Dubai and Sydney), go to The Smile Train, a travel industry charity that provides plastic surgery for children with facial deformities.

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