Cocktail of the week
Singapore Sling
Singapore has some of the strictest laws in the world, but that doesn't mean one of the most delightful cocktails in the world didn't originate there. The Singapore Sling was created by Hainanese-Chinese bartender Ngiam Tong Boon for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore sometime between 1910 and 1915. Originally it was meant for women's drink, hence
the pink color. Many people disagree as to how closely the current version of the cocktail served. Apparently the original recipe was lost and forgotten sometime in the '30s, and since then it seems everyone has argued that their way is "the right way." The recipe here is based on the memories of former bartenders at the Raffles and the written notes they discovered.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounce gin
1/2 ounce Wild Cherry Brandy
1/4 ounce Cointreau
1/4 ounce Benedictine
4 ounces pineapple juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/3 ounce grenadine
1/3 ounce grenadine dash bitters
Shake with ice. Strain into an ice-filled 12 oz. Tom Collins glass. Garnish with cherry and slice of pineapple.
Source: drinkboy.com
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