Singapore Sling (1910-1920)

Singapore Sling was created at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore, around the early 1910s by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon.

The recipe was published in 1922 and found written on a coaster from the Raffles Hotel. Soda water was not mentioned in the recipe. It’s believed that the drink was also known before as Straights Sling.

The original recipe was lost in the 1930s. The drink has many variations, but most have one thing in common: DOM Benedictine.

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Singapore Sling

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Prep Time 2 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 oz gin
• ½ oz Cherry Heering-cherry brandy*
• ¼ oz Benedictine
• ½ oz Triple sec
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• dash of Angostura Bitters
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1/4 oz of Grenadine syrup
• Soda water

Instructions

1. Shake everything except the soda water and strain it into ice-filled
   Collins glass.
2. Top with soda water.
3. Garnish with cherry and lemon or pineapple wedge.
   
   
   

Notes

*Note: Cherry Brandy used in the recipe was probably "dry cherry brandy" (clear kirschwasser).

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 333Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 38mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 1g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix.

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