Singapore Sling

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This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail
Singapore Sling
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Gin Brandy
Served:	"Straight up"; without ice
Standard garnish:	Maraschino cherry, pineapple
Standard drinkware:	Highball glass
IBA specified ingredients^†:	4.0 cl (8 parts) Gin 2.0 cl (4 parts) Heering Cherry Liqueur (cherry brandy) 0.5 cl (1 part) Cointreau 0.5 cl (1 part) DOM Bénédictine 1.0 cl (2 parts) Grenadine 8.0 cl (16 parts) Pineapple juice 3.0 cl (6 parts) Fresh lemon 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 maraschino cherry.

The Singapore Sling is both a cocktail that was invented by Ngiam Tong Boon for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore sometime between 1910 and 1915 and a movie directed and written by Nikos Nikolaidis. At one point the recipe fell into disuse and was forgotten by the bar staff. The recipe currently used by the hotel was the result of recreating the original recipe based on the memories of former bartenders and some written notes that they were able to discover.

The original recipe used at the Raffles Hotel does not include club soda. The Singapore Sling is available on all Singapore Airlines flights, and the drink is free on all classes of travel.

A premixed Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, Singapore costs S$19.80 (including a 10% service charge) (as of September 17, 2006). The freshly made orginal is the best - make sure to ask the bartender to mix it for you.

[edit] References in popular culture

Johnny Depp's character in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Raoul Duke, mentions drinking Singapore Slings while meeting with his attorney.

Del Boy from BBC1's legendary comedy series Only Fools And Horses, has ordered a Singapore Sling on a few occasions, along with other "mad" cocktails throughout the series (most notable are: Baileys & Cherryade and Malibu & Lucozade).

Robert Barone (Brad Garrett) from Everybody Loves Raymond mentions in one episode that he does not know how to make a Singapore Sling as he is "Not Asian".