Singapore Sling（シンガポール・スリング）
Gin, cherry brandy, Bénédictine, pineapple — the Raffles hotel's towering pink complication.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gin | 30 ml |
| Cherry brandy | 15 ml |
| Cointreau | 7.5 ml |
| Bénédictine | 7.5 ml |
| Pineapple juice | 120 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 15 ml |
| Grenadine | 10 ml |
| Angostura bitters | 1 dash |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
4 : 2 : 1 : 1 : 16 : 2 : 1.3
- 01
Shake everything hard with ice.
- 02
Strain over fresh ice into a hurricane glass.
- 03
Garnish — pineapple wedge and cherry.
Garnish — Pineapple wedge · Cherry
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 75Strong
- Sourness*
- 67Strong
- Bitterness
- 15Faint
- Fruitiness
- 80Intense
- Herbal*
- 38Light
- Alcohol
- 25Light
- Crisp
- 50Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
~1915 — Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Ngiam Tong Boon's gin sling lengthened with pineapple and coloured with cherry brandy and grenadine.
The recipe drifted for a century; Raffles serves its own archival reconstruction, and every bar argues about the rest.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — Raffles Hotel archive · IBA The Unforgettables
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- 30 ml Gin
- 15 ml Cherry Sangue Morlacco
- 7.5 ml Cointreau
- 7.5 ml DOM Bénédictine
- 120 ml Fresh Pineapple Juice
- 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 10 ml Grenadine Syrup
- A dash of Angostura bitters
Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into Hurricane glass. — Garnish with pineapple and maraschino cherry.
- Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Ngiam Tong Boon · 1915 · Bar · unverified
- Gin30 ml
- Cherry brandy15 ml
- each Cointreau, Bénédictine, DOM7.5 ml
- Pineapple juice120 ml
- lime, 10 ml grenadine, bitters15 ml
Shake; tall glass, soda option.
The 'original' was reconstructed from bar lore — printed versions vary.
Pick 2 versions to compare — up to 3 on a wider screen
05Variations
- OriginStraits SlingThe drier, pre-pineapple ancestor
- VariationRaffles 1915 specThe hotel's current archival pour
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
