A pair of tall Singapore sling cocktails garnished with pineapple wedges

Singapore sling

Name: Singapore sling
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 25ml gin; 1 tbsp cherry brandy; ½ tbsp benedictine; ½ tbsp Cointreau; 50ml pineapple juice; 1 tbsp lime juice; a dash Angostura bitters; sparkling water to top up (optional); pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry to garnish

Hannah Guinness

Published: February 10, 2022 at 11:10 AM

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Serves 1

Easy

Total time: 5 mins

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This gin-based treat from Singapore is made with an array of exciting ingredients, including cherry brandy and Cointreau

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Our drinks expert, Hannah Guinness, shares her at-home bar tips to help you take your singapore sling to the next level.

What is a singapore sling?

This balanced and deliciously refreshing cocktail is a complex blend of gin, cherry brandy, Benedictine, bitters, lime, Cointreau and pineapple juice. It’s thought to have been invented by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar in Raffles hotel in Singapore in the early 20th century, as a variant on the gin sling.

Singapore sling ingredients

Balance out the sweet and fruity notes in this cocktail by using a juniper-forward or herbaceous gin. We’ve tried and tested the best gins here, check out the results. Do make sure you use fresh fruit juices for this recipe.

Bar hacks

As it’s a long drink with plenty of ice, a singapore sling is best served in a highball glass.
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Singapore sling recipe

Ingredients

25ml gin
1 tbsp cherry brandy
½ tbsp benedictine
½ tbsp Cointreau
50ml pineapple juice
1 tbsp lime juice
a dash Angostura bitters
sparkling water

to top up (optional)
pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry

to garnish

Method

step 1

Put the gin, brandy, Bénédictine, Cointreau, pineapple juice, lime juice and Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well to combine, then strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
step 2

Top up with a little sparkling water, if you like, and garnish with a pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry.

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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