When:
30 September 2011
Where:
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London
This summer, Bombay Sapphire, the iconic London Dry Gin, is offering V&A Friday Late visitors a unique experience infused with imagination.
From its beginnings, Bombay Sapphire has broken with the conventions of gin through the power of imagination – from its innovative recipe and unique distillation process to its statement blue bottle and new cocktail creations. Following this re-imagination of gin Bombay Sapphire will be unveiling the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Bar and creative cocktail menu at the V&A Summer Camp Friday Lates, a series of evenings celebrating innovation and design.
Not what it seems
The Bombay Sapphire Imagination Bar has been designed to intrigue and inspire visitors of the V&A. From a distance the bar appears Victorian in style with wood features and beautifully etched mirrors, however all is not what it seems. As guests draw closer they will see that the front of the bar is actually a trick of light and the panels start to deconstruct. From this unexpected façade, expert mixologists will create imaginative summer cocktails for guests to explore.
Cocktail selection
As Drinks Partner to Friday Late at the V&A this summer, Bombay Sapphire will be serving a selection of summer Imagination Cocktails that include:
- IMAGINE: A light summer cocktail with floral violet notes, using Bombay Sapphire gin, fresh Lemon juice, Maraschino liqueur, Crème de Violette and egg white – dusted with a specially created floating powder design.
- BLUE SKY THINKING: A colourful fresh cocktail created with Bombay Sapphire, blueberries, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar syrup and myrtle.
- PUNCH ILLUSION: A gin based fruit punch made from Bombay Sapphire, Martini Rosso, Chambord, topped off with lemonade and garnished with lemon and orange slices, raspberries and a mint sprig.
New additions
Two Classic Bombay Sapphire cocktails will also be available, The Mediterranean G&T (using Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic) and the Bombay Sapphire Tom Collins. For recipes see www.Facebook.com/BombaySapphire . The V&A Summer Camp will span three Friday Late events in July, August and September and offers the chance for Museum visitors to learn new skills, take part in master classes, workshops, games and talks for free.
Collabotation
The V&A will collaborate with top UK design talents to present activities exploring three different themes; Idea (29 July), Design (26 & 27 August) and Make (30 September). Highlights from the Summer Camp season include a series of lectures by designers Alex Rich and Jurg Lehni who will be accompanied by robots drawing the objects they discuss and visitors can design and make their own chair in a workshop with furniture designer Jerszy Seymour.
