Singapore Sling
Hurricane GlassShake & top
Built with: Gin · Cherry Heering · Cointreau · Bénédictine · Pineapple Juice · Lime · Grenadine · Angostura Bitters · Soda Water
Origin
Ngiam Tong Boon · Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, Singapore · 1915
Created by Hainanese bartender Ngiam Tong Boon as a gin sling disguised as a fruit punch so that ladies could drink it socially. The modern Raffles version differs notably from Ngiam's original recipe.
The 1915 Raffles Hotel original — a long, layered tropical drink masquerading as a sling.
Ingredients
- 1½ oz Gin
- ½ oz Cherry Heering
- ¼ oz Cointreau
- ¼ oz Bénédictine
- 4 oz Pineapple juice
- ½ oz fresh Lime juice
- ⅓ oz Grenadine
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- Soda water to top
Instructions
- Shake everything except the soda hard with ice for 12–15 seconds.
- Strain into a hurricane or collins glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top with a splash of soda water.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.
Tips
- This is the real Raffles spec — pineapple-forward and frothy, not the sweet red tourist sludge.
- Cherry Heering is non-negotiable; a generic "cherry brandy" will skew the drink saccharine.