Raffles Singapore Sling

Name: Raffles Singapore Sling
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 tsp Grenadine; 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 8 ml Bénédictine; 45 ml Gin; 1 wdg Pineapple; 120 ml Pineapple Juice; 15 ml Lime Juice; 8 ml Triple Sec; 1 Maraschino Cherry; 15 ml Cherry Heering

Created by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, Singapore, in 1915. Gin shaken with pineapple and lime juice, Cherry Heering, Bénédictine, triple sec and grenadine, with a dash of Angostura. Long, fruity and sweet-tart.

The Raffles Singapore Sling was created by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore, and is often regarded as a strong candidate for the original recipe. Embury observed that no two recipes for the drink are alike, and while it may date from anywhere between 1912 and 1921, 1915 is the most likely year.

Method

Shaken

Glass

highball

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Fruity

Herbal

Sour

Sweet

Tropical