Classic Cocktails Reinvented at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Singapore Sling-As served at Fairmont Singapore
1 oz (30 ml) Bombay Sapphire gin
½ oz (15 ml) cherry brandy
4 oz (120 ml) fresh pineapple juice
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
¼ oz (7 ml) Cointreau
¼ oz (7 ml) DOM Benedictine
1/3 oz (10 ml) grenadine
1 dash Angostura bitters
Top with club soda
Ngiam Tong Boon, a bartender at Raffles Hotel around the turn of the century, created the Singapore Sling in 1915. And, despite the cocktail’s original posturing as a lady’s drink (thus the pink hue), it was soon enjoyed the world over. A recipe scribbled on a bar-chit—in Ngiam’s own handwriting, dated 1936—can be viewed in the museum at Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Here, the Singapore Sling is still being mixed and served in its original splendor.
Fairmont Singapore
