The Singapore Sling - Made So women could drink in public…

GinLiqueurPineapple JuiceBittersLime juiceGrenadine
Written By J D

Before Raffles Hotel could put its name on this drink, it had to hide behind one — designed in 1915 by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon to look like juice, so women could drink in public without being questioned. Pink, tropical, and gently sweet on purpose.

Ingredients

  • 1½ oz Nikka Gin

  • ½ oz Luxardo Sangue Morlacco

  • ¼ oz Bénédictine D.O.M.

  • ¼ oz Cointreau

  • 2 oz pineapple juice

  • ½ oz fresh lime juice

  • Dash Angostura bitters

  • Dash grenadine

  • Top: club soda

  • Garnish: pineapple wedge + maraschino cherry

  • Glass: Highball or Collins, over ice

Instructions

  1. Add the Nikka Gin, Sangue Morlacco, Bénédictine, Cointreau, pineapple juice, lime juice, Angostura, and grenadine to a shaker with ice.

  2. Shake hard.

  3. Strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass.

  4. Top with club soda.

  5. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry on a pick.

J D
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