--- description: Canadian liquor authorities are recalling Bombay Sapphire gin for containing nearly twice the advertised amount of alcohol on the bottle title: Bombay Sapphire Gin Recalled in Canada for Having Nearly Twice as Much Alcohol image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b1ddd2e19e624bd/6988cbf57cdbac08a1d5834f/bombay-sapphire-gin-recall.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bombay Sapphire Gin Recalled in Canada for Having Nearly Twice as Much Alcohol by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 3, 2017 11:45 PM CUT  MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 01: Bombay Sapphire beverages on display during the 7th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale hosted by Russell and Danny Simmons at 11 11 Road on December 1, 2016 MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 01: Bombay Sapphire beverages on display during the 7th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale hosted by Russell and Danny Simmons at 11 11 Road on December 1, 2016John Parra—Getty Images for Bombay Sapphire by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 3, 2017 11:45 PM CUT Canadian liquor authorities are recalling Bombay Sapphire gin in at least eight provinces for containing nearly twice the advertised amount of [alcohol](http://time.com/4760290/alcohol-breast-cancer/ "undefined"). The Liquor Control Board Of Ontario was the first to move after it discovered that some bottles of Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin contained an alcohol content of 77%, not the 40% that is listed on the bottle, [according to CBC News.](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombay-sapphire-gin-recall-1.4097353 "undefined") The LCBO said that only 1.14 litre bottles (around a 40 ounce bottle in the U.S.) are the only products affected, CBC reports. The bottles, which have a product code of ” L16304,” have been removed from store shelves, but some may have already been purchased, the LCBO said. Bombay Sapphire’s distributor, [Bacardi](http://www.extracrispy.com/drinks/2300/how-ilegal-mezcal-is-fighting-against-trump "undefined"), urged customers to return any of the mislabeled bottles for a refund. The spirits company said affected bottles were sold in Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, according to CBC. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4766332/bombay-sapphire-gin-recalled-canada-alcohol/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4766332/bombay-sapphire-gin-recalled-canada-alcohol/"},"headline":"Bombay Sapphire Gin Recalled in Canada for Having Nearly Twice as Much Alcohol","datePublished":"2017-05-03T23:45:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:44:25.828Z","description":"The bottles in question contained up to 77% of alcohol instead of the advertised 40%","url":"https://time.com/4766332/bombay-sapphire-gin-recalled-canada-alcohol/","keywords":["Alcohol","Canada","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b1ddd2e19e624bd/6988cbf57cdbac08a1d5834f/bombay-sapphire-gin-recall.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b1ddd2e19e624bd/6988cbf57cdbac08a1d5834f/bombay-sapphire-gin-recall.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"7th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale Hosted By Russell And Danny Simmons","caption":"7th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale Hosted By Russell And Danny Simmons","creditText":"John Parra—Getty Images for Bombay Sapphire","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4766332/bombay-sapphire-gin-recalled-canada-alcohol/","name":"Bombay Sapphire Gin Recalled in Canada for Having Nearly Twice as Much Alcohol"}}]}] ```