Singapore Cricket Club Gin Sling

Name: Singapore Cricket Club Gin Sling
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 dash Angostura Bitters; 30 ml Bénédictine; 30 ml Gin; 30 ml Lime Juice; 30 ml Hot Water; 30 ml Cherry Heering

A warm gin sling of hot water, lime and Angostura, with cherry sweetness from Cherry Heering and herbal depth from Bénédictine. Created by members of the Singapore Cricket Club in 1913.

Similar names: Cricket, The Noisy Cricket

In 1913, two members of the Singapore Cricket Club set out to make a gin sling of their own because the club would not serve one. The recipe appeared in the Singapore Weekly Sun the same year.

Method

Stirred

Glass

highball

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Sour

Spicy

Warm