SingaporeAdvancedCocktail

Singapore Sling

Created at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore around 1915. This is a simpler home version.

LevelAdvanced
MethodShake
GlassHurricane
Serves1

Ingredients

  • 45 mlGin
  • 15 mlCherry liqueur
  • 10 mlTriple secOrange liqueur. Cointreau is the premium version.
  • 90 mlPineapple juice
  • 15 mlLime juiceSqueeze it fresh. Bottled juice tastes flat. 1 lime gives about 25 ml.
  • 10 mlGrenadinePomegranate syrup. Found near the syrups in big supermarkets.
  • 1 dashAngostura bitters

Plus ice.

Bar tools

  • Jigger
  • Shaker
  • Strainer

No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.

How to make a Singapore Sling

  1. Put everything in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard for 15 seconds. The pineapple makes a nice foam.
  3. Strain into a glass full of ice.

Garnish: Pineapple wedge and a cherry

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