Singapore Sling Recipe

Sitting on the usual table with a glass of your regular drink, you suddenly notice a waiter carrying a big glass of attractive pink fluid garnished with pineapple wedge and mint. Mesmerized by the appearance you call upon the waiter to ask about it and get a shock to learn that the cocktail you ignored since long now, considering it had a weird name, actually looked so luscious. Singapore sling cocktail is one of the oldest of all cocktails, created by Ngiam Tong Boon, a bartender in the Raffles hotel of Singapore in 1915. Singapore sling is among the best creations in cocktails and missing it is like leaving out the most important chapter of your novel. With a unique blend of all the ingredients, this gin cocktail gives way to the sour and bitter taste of spirit to play its magic. The reason behind the unmatchable popularity of Singapore sling worldwide is the authenticity it holds even after a number of variations met by the original recipe. There are today numerous alternatives to Singapore sling that are served in the bars worldwide, each an attempt by the host to offer a creative blend along with the traditional mix. Singapore sling is easy to make and one of the most well-known party cocktail recipes that can be served on a formal occasion or in the evenings by the pool or beach. Well, it is not necessary for you to pay visit to restaurants and bars that offer the cocktail because we bring for you various methods to make Singapore sling, allowing you to enjoy your serve sitting at your home.

How To Make Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling

Ingredients

• 2 oz Gin
• ¾ oz fresh Lime Juice
• 2 tsp Benedictine
• ¾ oz Cherry herring
• 1 dash Angostura Bitters
• 2 oz Pineapple Juice
• 2 tsp Cointreau
• Soda Water
• 2 dashes of real Pomegranate grenadine
• Orange wheel (For Garnish)
• Pineapple wedges (For Garnish)
• Real Maraschino Cherry (For Garnish)

Preparation

• Mix together all the ingredients leaving aside soda in an iced shaker.
• Shake well and strain into a highball glass along with some ice.
• Top the mixture with a splash of soda water and then garnish with cherry, pineapple slice and orange wheel to serve.

Singapore Sling With Brandy

Ingredients

• ¼ tsp Brandy
• 2 oz Gin
• 1 ox Lime Juice
• ¼ tsp Benedictine
• 1 oz Cherry Brandy

Preparation

• Fill in a shaker half with ice cubes.
• Combine together gin, cherry brandy and lime juice into the shaker and shake well.
• Strain the mixture into a Collin’s glass that will also be filled with ice cubes.
• Now pour the Benedictine and brandy in the middle of the drink. Stir, garnish and serve chilled.

Singapore Sling Slush

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cup Pineapple Juice
• 2 cups Gin
• 4 cups Water
• 1 can frozen Pink Lemonade concentrate
• ½ cup Cherry Brandy Liqueur
• ½ cup Lemon Juice
• ½ cup White Sugar
• 30 Maraschino Cherries
• ½ cup Cherry Juice
• ½ cup Grenadine Syrup

Preparation

• Add together sugar and water in a large container. Let the sugar dissolve to prepare the solution for the addition of the rest of the ingredients.
• Once the sugar dissolves completely, add the grenadine syrup and all other juices, cherry brandy, gin and lemonade concentrate.
• Stir the mixture properly for the ingredients to blend well together and then refrigerate the mixture for 24 hours in freezer.
• Serve the slush in a glass along with lime soda, after 24 hours of chilling. You can garnish with fresh cherry and serve.

Singapore Sling With Greenall's Gin

Ingredients

• 2 parts Cherry Brandy
• 4 parts Greenall’s original London dry Gin
• Soda water
• Lemon Slices (To Garnish)
• Cherries (To Garish)
• 1 part fresh Lime Juice and Pineapple Juice (Mixed)
• Splash Angostura Bitters

Preparation

• Mix parts of Greenall’s gin to cherry brandy and lime and pineapple juice. Mix all until well blended.
• Add in a splash of angostura bitters and your Singapore sling splash is ready to be served.