Singapore Sling

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Hurricane or Collins glass, 12–16 oz

Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

classic cocktail gin tropical shaken seeded

Ingredients

1.5 oz gin
0.5 oz cherry liqueur
0.25 oz orange liqueur
0.25 oz Benedictine
4 oz pineapple juice
0.5 oz fresh lime juice
0.25 oz grenadine
1 dash Angostura bitters
Pineapple wedge and cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.

Behind the drink

A little history

Around 1915 Singapore

Ngiam Tong Boon is credited with creating the Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel’s Long Bar around 1915. The original formula was lost, so today’s elaborate recipe is a reconstruction with many competing versions.

Singapore Sling history