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Singapore Sling

Tropical chaos, tall

Glass Hurricane
Method Shaken
Garnish Pineapple Wedge and Maraschino Cherry

A complex, fruity gin sling layered with cherry, herbal, and tropical notes. Born at the Raffles Hotel and still living its best life.

Ingredients

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a hurricane glass filled with ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry.

Created by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, Singapore, between 1899 and 1915. Documented in Robert Vermeire's Cocktails and How to Mix Them (1922) as 'Straits Sling'; Harry Craddock listed variants in The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). Per IBA (Contemporary Classics list); Difford's Guide #4627; Charles H. Baker, The Gentleman's Companion (1939). Notes: exact creation date remains uncertain; the modern Raffles formula derives from a 1936 visitor's handwritten note documenting pineapple juice and grenadine, though skeptics attribute these to 1970s Tiki trends; cherry brandy type (liqueur vs. eau-de-vie) historically debated.

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