Recently I flew to the UK with Singapore Airlines and while on the flight I tasted my first Singapore Sling. I was smitten and decided I had to recreate this delicious cocktail for myself. It wasn't as straightforward as you might think!
There are lots of recipes on the web, but I wanted the authentic recipe from the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore (apparently it was invented in the 1900s by Mr Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese-Chinese bartender). Then I had to find the ingredients (the recipe involves a whole cocktail cabinet of liqueurs) and lastly I had to convert the recipe into meaningful measures that you can find in your kitchen (as in tablespoons and teaspoons instead of fluid ounces). I've done the work – so you don't have to!
First gather your ingredients. You'll need: gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, Benedictine, Grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice and some 'bitters'.
The recipe – enough for two drinks, because cocktails are best consumed with company – is as follows:
3 tbsp gin
2 tsp cherry brandy
1 tsp Cointreau
1 tsp Benedictine
8 tbsp pineapple juice
2 tsp lime juice
3/4 tsp Grenadine (measure out 3 x 1/4)
2 drops of bitters
Put everything into a cocktail shaker with some ice. Shake. Serve with a piece of pineapple and a glace cherry. Enjoy!!! But be warned - this is a very potent cocktail!!
9 comments:
Very nice indeed... my first cocktail, if memory serves me well, tasted in Bali many years ago and I do remember thoroughly enjoying it. Rarely does alcohol touch my lips these days, apart from the occasional glass of red with a meal.
Have fun with the Singapore Slings and thanks for sharing this as it has jogged some fun memories for me. x
Wow that looks like quite a drink =) And the presentation looks great. Really I'm hungry for the garnishes.. maybe I should go find some dinner. ^^
Hee heee - I guess I do have to say that I'm not normally a heavy drinker! But this cocktail tastes sooooo good!
whooeee
sure sounds like it packs a punch
looks pretty too
Hic! :O)
Look forward to share a one or a two or maybe even a three, when I come a visiting in February.
Peg xxxxxx
Hee hee! May need to get some more ingredients depending on how well it goes down on the 17th!!
That looks delicious We used to make and taste cocktails when we were young (long time ago)
Oh, it is! I haven't made a proper cocktail like this for years. It was after I'd tasted one on the flight that I had a hankering after it!
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