SINGAPORE SLING
The Singapore Sling combines gin, Grand Marnier, cherry liqueur, herbal liqueur (often Benedictine), pineapple, lime, bitters and club soda. It was first created in the early 20th century at Long Bar in the Raffles hotel in Singapore. The original recipe is attributed to Raffles bartender Ngiam Tong Boon and is a variant on the Gin Sling, a type of single-serving punch. The earliest published version of the recipe appeared in “The Savoy Cocktail Book,” a 1930 classic written by Harry Craddock. Subsequent recipes followed, and by 1948, David A. Embury states in his book “The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks” that no two published recipes for the Singapore Sling are the same.
Ingredients
- 3/4 Oz. (22.5 ml) Gin
- 1/4 Oz. (7.5 ml) Benedictine
- 1/4 Oz. (7.5 ml) Orange Curaçao
- 1/4 Oz. (7.5 ml) Heering cherry liqueur
- 1 Oz. (30 ml) pineapple juice
- 1/2 Oz. (15 ml) lime juice
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- Club soda, chilled, to top
Method
- Shake gin, Bénédictine, orange curaçao, cherry liqueur, pineapple juice, lime juice and bitters with ice. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with chilled club soda. Garnish with an orange slice and cocktail cherry.
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