Brand History: Star of Bombay is a premium gin expression from the Bombay Sapphire range, produced by The Bombay Spirits Company (a subsidiary of Bacardi) at the Laverstoke Mill distillery in Hampshire, England. It was introduced in 2015 as a bolder and more intensely flavored gin inspired by the Star of Bombay, a 182-carat violet-blue star sapphire from Sri Lanka, now on display at the Smithsonian Institution.