Recipes Drinks Cocktails Singapore Sling Be the first to rate & review! "The Singapore Sling is one of my favorite tropical cocktails," says Julie Reiner. Most drink histories credit the recipe to a bartender named Ngiam Tong Boon, who's said to have mixed the first Sling around 1915 at the Long Bar inside Singapore's Raffles Hotel. By Julie Reiner Updated on June 13, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 1 cup Ice 1 ½ ounces 1 1/2 ounces gin, preferably Plymouth 1 ounce 1 ounce Sling Business (See Note) 1 ½ ounces 1 1/2 ounces chilled pineapple juice 1 dash Dash of Angostura bitters 1 cherry 1 brandied cherry skewered on a pick with 1 pineapple wedge, for garnish Directions Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the garnish and shake well. Strain into a chilled, ice-filled coupe and garnish the drink with the skewered cherry and pineapple wedge. Notes Sling Business: In a jar, combine 1/4 ounce each of Heering cherry liqueur, Bénédictine (brandy-based herbal liqueur), grenadine (preferably homemade) and Cointreau or other triple sec. Makes 1 ounce. Rate it Print