Singapore Sling

This world-famous cocktail was created in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese-Chinese bartender working at Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

Ingredients

  • 1 measure of gin
  • 1 measure of cherry brandy
  • 1/2 measure of Cointreau
  • 1 measure of lime juice
  • 1 measure of pineapple juice
  • 1 measure of orange juice
  • 1/4 measure of Grenadine
  • 1 teaspoon of Benedictine
  • 1 dash of Angostura

Instructions

Shake and strain into glass filled with broken ice, sprinkle the Benedictine on top.

Garnish: slice of pineapple and a cherry, add straws. Note: use a highly coloured cherry brandy, as the end result should be slightly pink. Raffles Hotel Bar does not use soda water in this recipe.

Alcohol Content: 2.2 units

Glass Type: Highball Glass