What are the three principal ingredients of the "Singapore Sling"?

The Singapore Sling is a gin-based cocktail from Singapore. This drink was developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore.The alcohol is Gin. The other two ingredients will always be Cherry Liqueur and Pineapple juice.

While the remaining ingredients may vary, it will not be a "Singapore Sling" without these three.

As an example, a bartender's guide lists the following ingredients: 3 cl Gin,1.5 cl Cherry Liqueur (cherry brandy), 0.75 cl Cointreau, 0.75 cl DOM Bénédictine,1 cl Grenadine,12 cl Pineapple juice,1.5 cl Fresh lime juice,1 dash Angostura bitters. Preparation: Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into highball glass. Garnish with pineapple and cocktail cherry.

Served: Well shaken, with ice.

The other choices were for :

Blue Hawaiian (rum, curacao, pineapple juice);
Tom Collins (gin, lemon juice, carbonated water);
Bloody Mary (vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice).

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earlepg

I've seen the Singapore Sling ordered many times, but I've never ventured in that direction. My wife usually ordered the Bloody Mary and I normally stuck with my friend Tom Collins. Alas, those days are behind us.

June Abramowitz

Bitters,gin,cherry liquor, lemon juice,grenadine. Was not even a choice

Merri Sillery

I was a bartender for close to twenty years all over the US and on many military installations overseas, in both Europe and Asia, and I personally know of at least 10 recipes for this drink. Btw none of the answers had the one ingredient that was the most common in a Singapore sling and that is Angostura bitters. Jmo

werma

When we visited Singapore for our 50th Anniversary, the hotel brought us complimentary Singapore Slings to celebrate the occasion. Very nice!

LibraryLady

Seriously? Perhaps the question should focus on the MAIN ingredient ONLY, because there are multiple variations!

Leapy Lee

I was at The Long Bar in Raffles in January. The official recipe on their menu says that they contain: gin, Benedictine, cherry sangue morlacco, dry curaçao, Grenadine, pineapple juice, lime juice and bitters. They’re also outrageously expensive these days at $35 Singapore plus tax and gratuity. This equates to about $30USD