Bombay Sapphires…
I think it was mid November when I discovered that Bombay Sapphire gin is the favorite Christmas beverage of some English people. (My boss told me about it.)
The name - Bombay Sapphire gin - sounds fairytale-like to me and hints at a certain richness, conjures up images of treasure troves filled with oriental jewelry and an Aladdin’s lamp or two all placed on marvelous oriental carpets with deep burgundy colors and a touch of purple here and there.
It also raises questions. What is it made of? And do Bombay sapphires exist? I decided to investigate.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
CNN recently reported about a giant emerald from Brazil and also about what can be considered a perfect diamond, which was found in Africa.
Emeralds are the mineral type called topaz, and that is the next hardest mineral, after diamond and corundum. Sapphires are varieties of the mineral corundum. The site corunduminium.com has gorgeous pictures of corundum.