Singapore Sling Recipe
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In the early days, slings were generic drinks spiked with an alcoholic spirit and tempered by sweeteners and other ingredients. They evolved into beverages made with alcohol, water, and lime juice. A Gin Sling is ostensibly a Gin Rickey, which means that it is also a cooler, but the classic Singapore Sling warrants a category of its own. The Singapore Sling is a classic cocktail without a classic recipe; the recipe was lost during Prohibition. As for the precursors to the Singapore Sling, the original slings appeared at the end of the seventeenth century as a shot in the arm, and the belly, before breakfast. They were initially made with any “ardent spirits” mixed with sugar, mint, honey, and various herbs, but “sling” soon became a generic name for anything with a kick. Eventually, gin became the preferred ardent spirit, and bubbly soda water often replaced “still” water.
The Singapore Sling, also made with gin, first appeared at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Ngiam Tong Boon is credited with mixing the first Singapore Sling at the hotel’s Long Bar somewhere between 1910 and 1915. Not content to leave history alone, another source identifies the port city of Sandakan in Borneo as the cocktail’s place of origin; however, the Sandakan Sling has never made an appearance at the bar.
Recipes and garnishes for slings can be simple or complex. The photographer in you can adorn a Singapore Sling with a ballsy lime peel or... read more
- 3 ounces unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 ounces gin
- 1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1/2 ounce Cherry Heering
- 1/4 ounce Bénédictine
- 1/4 ounce Cointreau
- Dash of Angostura bitters
- Wedge of pineapple and a maraschino cherry
- Shake the pineapple juice, gin, lime juice, Cherry Heering, Bénédictine, Cointreau, and bitters with ice; then strain into a highball glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry on a toothpick.
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Re: "The Singapore Sling is a classic cocktail without a classic recipe; the recipe was lost during Prohibition."
What blatant poppycock! The Singapore Sling was invented at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore in the early twentieth century. Singapore was then a British Colony, and the Raffles an important British hotel. I can assure you that American prohibition had no impact whatsoever on British...+READ
Re: "The Singapore Sling is a classic cocktail without a classic recipe; the recipe was lost during Prohibition."
What blatant poppycock! The Singapore Sling was invented at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore in the early twentieth century. Singapore was then a British Colony, and the Raffles an important British hotel. I can assure you that American prohibition had no impact whatsoever on British or British-colonial drinking habits or recipes.
With most cocktails, variations on the recipe evolve over time. The Singapore Sling is no exception. These variations do not indicate that a "true" recipe was lost because of American Prohibition!-COLLAPSE
i'm a singaporean n a bartender myself. i've been in the bar industry for more than a decades. i must say this recipe is actually one of the closest i've ever seen on the net haha.. but just a little too strong on the gin i guess.
Try this:
1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz Peter heering
5ml Benedictine
1 1/2 oz Pineapple juice
1/2 oz Lime juice (unsweetened)
Dash of Bitters after shaken...+READ
i'm a singaporean n a bartender myself. i've been in the bar industry for more than a decades. i must say this recipe is actually one of the closest i've ever seen on the net haha.. but just a little too strong on the gin i guess.
Try this:
1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz Peter heering
5ml Benedictine
1 1/2 oz Pineapple juice
1/2 oz Lime juice (unsweetened)
Dash of Bitters after shaken
some might consider to have a dash of soda as well to make it a little bubbly.. And of cos this drink appeals more to the ladies :)-COLLAPSE