SINGAPORE SLING Long drink ( highball )
4.0 cl Gin
2.0 cl Cherry Brandy
0.5 cl Cointreau
0.5 cl DOM Benedictine
1.0 cl Grenadine
8.0 cl Pineapple juice
3.0 cl Fresh lemon juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
Shake well. Strain into highball glass.
Garnish with pineapple and maraschino cherry.
SINGAPORE SLING, THE LEGEND, THE ISLAND AND SIR RAFFLES - According to an old legend that a Malaysian prince of Sumatra found a lion in Temasek and ordered him to find Singapore or the literal translation of "Lion City". In fact, never existed in Singapore lions, so the explanation given to the historical fact is that would actually be a tiger pre-sender area is where this country has become a major trade area for the Sumatran Srivijaya empire, subsequent vassal of the Javanese Majapahit Empire in the mid-thirteenth century.
- The glory years of the cultural nationalist views are interrupted by an incursion of the British Empire in 1819 the office of Sir Stamford Raffles. The winner, representing the Company British East India, dared to buy the commercial port of Singapore to the Sultan of Johore in 1819, and later in 1824, the entire island. His presence was felt in Malacca, Malacca today in the eighteenth century, settling to secure and protect online trade from China to the British colonies in India. Thus, under the British presence, Singapore has developed their business skills, attracting immigrants to the port tax-free.
- Raffles is also the name of one of its most famous hotels opened in 1887 and is located in the heart of the Marina Bay, surrounded by elegant tropical gardens. Combining a classic architecture with first-class facilities, Raffles Hotel has business center and museum themselves. There you can watch shows and plays at Jubilee Hall Theater Playhouse. Another strong point of the Raffles are its excellent cuisine and exotic menus offered in its famous restaurants. Indulge in their foods and flavors in one of these restaurants or enjoy a meal in the comfort of your suite, and your favorite drink in one of his bars.
- Indeed, one of them was the Long Bar, which became famous throughout the world due to a fantastic cocktail appreciated have originated there, as far back as 1910.
- As it could not be, your recipe combines the fresh pineapple juice, class and elegance of gin and the irresistible aroma of cherries from the Cherry liqueur. This drink has become a cocktail suited for the long endless summers of this tropical island where the temperature is seldom below 30 ° centigrade throughout the year. Initially created as a drink for women, turned out to be a drink for all tastes and genders. Its creator was Ngiam Tong Boon, a bartender who worked at the Long Bar The original recipe used Gin, Cherry Heering, Benedictine Dom and most important ingredient, fresh pineapple juice into Brunei from Sarawak, which also creates a creamy and covered in sparkling top cocktail, lets its aromas and tastes very refreshing. The recipe used today at the Raffles Hotel is a heavily modified version of the original, the more likely is that the current revenue has been changed in the 1970s by his nephew Ngiam Tong Boon. The recipe used by the hotel was the result of a recreation of the original recipe, based on memories of former bartenders and discoveries in old recipes, and one of the scribbling found is on display in the Museum's own Raffles Hotel.