![]() ![]() Sucrose - The cherry and benedictine liqueurs are sweetened with sucrose (as is grenadine)Ĭitric acid - Citric acid from the limes (and pineapple if used) provide a sharpness of flavour The key elements are as follows:įructose - Fructose is fruit sugar which has a slow lasting sweetness in comparison to the initially aggressive sweetness of sugar cane and corn syrup - this is abundant in the pineapple juice With this cocktail, as with many others, the interplay between acids and sugars is at the forefront of the balance of flavours. In the right context and with a properly made drink, the feverish world around you succumbs to a quiet moment of leisure - the refreshing pause that gave rise to the Singapore Sling in the first place. While your mouth becomes accustomed to the fruit and sugars, the herbals and spices from the gin, liqueurs, and bitters become more apparent, slowing the pace of your drinking so that you can fully experience the subtle complexity of the cocktail. While many juice-based drinks are a single note of flavour that rings until the end, the Singapore Sling is a cocktail has faint hidden elements to be discovered and pondered with each sip. The Singapore sling is a cocktail which has a forwardly fruity first sip but with a very subtle and complex earthiness that lingers on the palate. The Science Of The Cocktail The singapore sling flavour experience "A delicious, slow-acting, insidious thing" - early 20th century food-and-cocktail writer Charles H. The original recipe is most closely associated with the Raffles’ Long Bar in Singapore - we try to separate the facts from the mythology in our 'brief history' section at the end of this guide. This is a drink that has been shaped by different cultures and notable moments in historyThe lack of rigid specifications for the Singapore Sling can make it hard for a home mixologist to choose which version to make as. Most people associate the Singapore Sling as having pineapple juice can be - we cover this later in the article. Most recipes for the Singapore Sling incorporate the majority or all of the following ingredients: ![]() On the other side of the spectrum are versions of the Singapore Sling that have minimal fruit juice, in an attempt to stay true to the pedigree of the cocktail while embracing the evolution the drink has undergone. However, Raffles have recently updated the list of ingredients to create a dryer more refined drink, to get closer to what they believe was the original recipe. The International Bartenders’ Association cites only one recipe as the official Singapore Sling - this was the same recipe the Raffles Hotel served until late 2018. The Singapore Sling cocktail that most people are familiar with today is basically a sweet fruit punch with pineapple juice & gin - which is a far cry from the clean balanced drink it was originally intended to be. In our article below you will learn about making the different versions of the drink and their balance of flavours - as well as some useful guidance for making the drink and the rich history behind it. No matter which version of the drink you choose to make, the resulting experience should be long lived, slow, and refreshing, like a shaded moment in the breeze. Most versions give the home mixologist an excuse to bring DOM Benedictine (an iconic historic herbal liqueur) into their lexicon of flavours, while venturing into the varied family of cherry brandies and liqueurs. to give drinkers a temporary respite from Singapore’s stiflingly hot and wet climate. With no single agreed-upon definitive original recipe, the Singapore Sling is defined by a general outline of flavours and the purpose it was originally invented to serve - e.g. The Singapore Sling is an important cocktail for the amateur mixologist to learn to make - in many ways this drink captures the evolution of mixology itself. Most noted for: Having no definitive agreement on the original recipe.AKA: ‘Singapore Gin Sling’ 'Straits Sling'.Perfect for: A reprieve from oppressive heat and humidity.First seen: Early 1900's Singapore - closely associated with the Long Bar at Singapore’s Raffles Hotel (who credit it to bartender Ngiam Tong Boon).Read our ultimate guide to making the Singapore Sling ![]()
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