The LCBO says all the high-octane 1.14-litre bottles have been removed from all of its store shelves. The overly alcoholic beverage was discovered after the LCBO quality assurance team found that the alcohol content was actually 77 percent instead of the 40 percent declared on the label, according to CBC Canada.
The LCBO website warns that the “product is not safe for consumption. Consuming a product with an alcohol content of 77 percent could cause serious illness.” They are advising customers and licensees to return the recalled product to any of their stores for a full refund.
This is actually the second time, recently, that an alcohol product has been recalled in Ontario. In early March this year, a batch of Ontario-made Georgian Bay vodka was pulled from the shelves for having the wrong alcohol content. The vodka was not properly diluted prior to the bottling process, resulting in 654 bottles containing 81 percent alcohol content being recalled.
The distributor, drink giant, Bacardi says they believe the recalled Bombay Sapphire Gin was only sold in Canada, reports the BBC. Officials have said the problem has been traced back to the production line.
Digital Journal’s own Tim Sandle, took a look at the science behind the making of alcoholic beverages, and wrote about the process of gin-making in an entertaining and fact-filled visit to a London, UK “gin laboratory.” Be sure to take a few minutes to read the story.
