Cocktail · Singapore
Singapore Sling
Shake an authentic-style Singapore Sling with gin, cherry liqueur, pineapple and lime, with every liquid measured in oz and ml.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Tiki mug
- Base
- Gin
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) gin
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) cherry liqueur
- 0.25 oz (7 ml) orange liqueur
- 0.25 oz (7 ml) herbal liqueur
- 2 oz (60 ml) pineapple juice
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
- 0.25 oz (7 ml) grenadine
- 1 dash aromatic bitters
Garnish
Pineapple wedge and cocktail cherry
How to make it
- 1Chill a tiki mug and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add gin, orange liqueur, herbal liqueur, pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine and aromatic bitters to an ice-filled shaker and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the tiki mug over fresh ice.
- 4Finish with pineapple wedge and cocktail cherry and serve immediately.
The story behind Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling is credited to bartender Ngiam Tong Boon at Raffles Hotel in the early twentieth century. Its layered fruit, gin and liqueurs became Singapore’s best-known cocktail calling card.