Singapore Sling
Description
A historic masterpiece created in 1915 at Singapore's Raffles Hotel as a cocktail for women. Features a mystical rose color inspired by the Malacca Strait sunset, with complex and elegant flavors from eight different ingredients. Designed to look like fruit juice out of consideration for women drinking in public at that time.
Origin
Country of Origin: Singapore （1915年）
Created by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar of Singapore's Raffles Hotel as a cocktail for women. Designed to look like fruit juice since there was resistance to women drinking alcohol in public at that time. A masterpiece born at the hotel beloved by novelist Somerset Maugham.
Birth Date Meaning
A romanticist seeking someone to entrust themselves to
The mystical hue like the sunset over the Malacca Strait and complex flavors represent the heart of a passionate romanticist seeking deep trust relationships
Famous Quotes
- "The mystery of the East" - Somerset Maugham (about the sunset over Malacca Strait)
Trivia
- Created in 1915 at Singapore's Raffles Hotel as a cocktail for women
- Invented by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon
- Mystical rose color inspired by Malacca Strait sunset
- Born at the hotel beloved by novelist Somerset Maugham
- Designed to look like fruit juice out of consideration for women drinking in public at that time
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Gin - 30 ml
- Benedictine - 10 ml
- Curacao - 10 ml
- Cherry Brandy - 10 ml
- Grenadine Syrup - 10 ml
- Lime juice - 22.5 ml
- Pineapple juice - 60 ml
- Angostura Bitters - 少々 dash
Instructions:
- Fill shaker with ice
- Add gin, Benedictine, curacao, cherry brandy, and grenadine syrup
- Add lime juice, pineapple juice, and bitters
- Shake vigorously
- Strain into ice-filled hurricane glass
- Garnish with maraschino cherry and pineapple slice
- Serve with straw