Singapore Sling

Name: Singapore Sling
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz gin; 0.5 oz cherry liqueur; 0.25 oz triple sec; 0.25 oz Bénédictine; 4 oz pineapple juice; 0.5 oz fresh lime juice; Dash of Angostura bitters; Soda water, to top

A layered, fruity gin cocktail built with cherry liqueur, Cointreau, and a splash of soda.

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Singapore Sling cocktail made with gin, served in a hurricane glass

Base

gin

Glassware

Hurricane glass

Flavor Profile

sweetsour

Ingredients

1.5 oz gin
0.5 oz cherry liqueur
0.25 oz triple sec
0.25 oz Bénédictine
4 oz pineapple juice
0.5 oz fresh lime juice
Dash of Angostura bitters
Soda water, to top

Instructions

1Shake gin, cherry liqueur, triple sec, Bénédictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and bitters with ice.
2Strain into a hurricane glass filled with ice.
3Top with soda water and garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Origin & Story

Singapore, early 1900s

Bartender Ngiam Tong Boon is credited with creating it at the Raffles Hotel's Long Bar around 1915, blending gin, cherry liqueur, and juices into a fruity drink meant to look demure enough for women to order in that era.