The Spirits
Distillers Cut Dry Gin + Aged Cherry Brandy — both from the shed. The Singapore Sling''s combination of gin and cherry spirit made local.
What You'll Need — serves 1
- 45 ml Distillers Cut Dry Gin
- 15 ml Aged Cherry Brandy
- 20 ml fresh lemon juice
- 10 ml Sitrus Liqueur or Cointreau
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 60 ml pineapple juice
- Soda water to top
- Pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, ice
Glass: Highball or sling glass, ice
Garnish: Pineapple wedge and cherry on a skewer
Instructions
- Combine gin, cherry brandy, lemon juice, Cointreau, Bénédictine, bitters and pineapple juice in a shaker over ice.
- Shake well for 10 seconds.
- Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.
- Top with a splash of soda water.
- Skewer a pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry together and rest across the rim.
The Story
The Singapore Sling was invented at the Raffles Hotel in 1915. It''s one of the most adapted cocktails in existence — every version is slightly different from the "original." Ours uses two Barking Owl spirits: the Distillers Cut provides the gin backbone and the Cherry Brandy replaces the cherry liqueur and grenadine with something richer and more complex.
This is not a subtle drink. It''s tropical, sweet, sour and strong all at once. That''s the whole point.
> Bénédictine is worth having in the cupboard. It adds a herbal depth that honey syrup can''t replicate.
