![]() ![]() This adds notes of star anise and vanilla to your Singapore Sling. We can make variations here by replacing the herbal notes with the beautiful complex flavours of Galliano l'Autentico. Bénédictine, Triple Sec and the Cherry Brandy providing herbal, citrus and cherry flavours. In the Singapore Sling the modifiers are The D.O.M. Recipe variation 2 - change de modifiersĪ modifier is a cocktail ingredient, usually alcoholic and typically a fortified wine or a liqueur, that both softens the base spirit and adds flavour to the drink. To give your Singapore Sling a more complex, malty flavour, you can switch the gin for Bols Genever adding a whole new dimension to the recipe. We use Damrak Gin in this recipe, which is an exceptionally smooth gin with a pronounced citrus flavour. ![]() To create variations on the Singapore Sling, we'll be choosing strong flavours that will stand out in the final flavour of the cocktail. The effect of switching one ingredient is much more noticeable when there's only 3 ingredients in the original recipe. Switching out just one ingredient has a limited effect on the final flavour. Singapore Sling recipe variationsĬocktails with many ingredients don't often lend themselves to variations. Since 2012, the popular Long Bar has made the Singapore Sling according to the original Raffles Hotel recipe using fresh ingredients. Guests could of course then buy this mix in the gift shop. The low point of this PR campaign was when the Raffles cocktail bar began making the cocktails using a ready-made cocktail mix. The Raffles Hotel has promoted itself fervently since the 1970s as the birthplace of the Singapore Sling cocktail. Bénédictine, Angostura and Orange bitters. The recipe for the Straits Sling Is actually more similar to the modern-day Singapore Sling cocktail as it includes D.O.M. The Singapore Sling is described as a cocktail with gin, Cherry Brandy, lemon juice and soda water. In the 1930s, recipes for the Singapore Sling and the Straits Sling appear in The Savoy Cocktail Book (Harry Craddock, 1930). The Singapore Sling was Boon's variation on this cocktail. The Gin Sling, a cocktail with gin, lemon, sugar and soda water was a famous gin cocktail at the time. However, we know the inventor was the Chinese bartender Ngiam Tong Boon who worked at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel from 1889 to 1915. There are many theories about why these exact ingredients were used and how the name came about. The Singapore Sling cocktail was indisputably created in Singapore at the Raffles Hotel sometime between 18. This drink has a beautiful fresh pinkish colour which makes the cocktail look very festive. Bénédictine give the cocktail a herbal and strong bite. The fruity and sweet notes of the liqueurs are brought to life by the fresh lime and pineapple juice with a little soda water to provide sparkle. It can be seen as an early example of a Tiki cocktail but instead of using rum as the base spirit, gin is used. Garnish with a lemon peel and a cocktail cherryĪccording to the above recipe, the Singapore Sling is a sweet yet balanced cocktail. Shake for around 10 seconds and strain into the sling glass filled with ice cubes ![]() Pour all ingredients except the soda water in the cocktail shakerįill the shaker two thirds with ice cubes Sling glass Cocktail shaker Jigger Strainer ![]() Singapore Sling ingredientsĤ5 ml Damrak Gin 15 ml Bols Cherry Brandy 10 ml Bols Triple Sec 10 ml DOM Bénédictine 50 ml pineapple juice 15 ml lime juice 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 bar spoon Grenadine syrup Dash of soda water Singapore Sling glassware and tools There is little controversy as to who created the Singapore Sling, but there's huge debate over the original name and ingredients of the cocktail. It was first made sometime between 18 by a bartender named Ngiam Tong Boon who worked at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. Bénédictine, Angostura bitters, pineapple juice and grenadine syrup, topped with soda water. The Singapore Sling is made with Gin, Cherry Brandy, D.O.M. This refreshing long drink was invented in the Raffles hotel in Singapore and can be seen as an early Tiki style cocktail. It has an inviting pinkish colour, an exotic sweet and fresh flavour and of course some dispute about the original recipe. One of the most iconic gin cocktails has to be the Singapore Sling. Originally created in the Raffles hotel in Singapore Tall and refreshing variation on the Gin Sling ![]()
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