Singapore Sling

The Singapore Sling is a cocktail that was invented by Mr. Ngiam Tong Boon for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore sometime between 1910 and 1915. At one point the recipe fell into disuse and was actually forgotten by the bar staff.


The recipe currently used by the hotel (and repeated at the Wikibooks link below) was the result of recreating the original recipe based on the memories of former bartenders and some written notes that they were able to discover.
The original recipe, which does not include club soda, is rarely used outside the Raffles Hotel. A notable exception is on all Singapore Airlines flights, and the drink is free in all classes of travel.

Standard Mix

• 30ml gin
• 15ml Heering Cherry Liqueur
• 7.5ml D.O.M Benedictine
• 7.5ml Cointreau
• 120ml Pineapple juice
• 15ml fresh lime juice
• 10ml grenadine
• dash of Angostura bitters
• Garnish: maraschino cherry, pineapple chunk, and orange slice

Cost of a premixed Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, Singapore is $19.80SGD (inc 10% service charge) (Sept 17th, 2006). If you want a real one, ask the bartender to mix it for you.

Source: Wikibooks. Org – the open-content textbook collections