Name: Sling (Generic Name)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Spirit; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); Top up with Soda (club soda) water

Sling (Generic Name)
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Glass:

Serve in a Sling glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Brandy, whisk(e)y, gin, rum etc.
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
Top up with	Soda (club soda) water or ginger ale

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a SLING GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
TOP with soda or ginger ale.

Garnish:

Garnish with lemon slice wheel.

Review:

Sugar balances citrus juice sourness, the spirit fortifies, and the carbonate lengthens.

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History:

The word 'Sling' comes from the German 'schlingen', meaning 'to swallow', and Slings based on a spirit mixed with sugar and water were popularly drunk in the late 1800s.

Slings are similar to Toddies and like Toddies can be served hot. (Toddies, however, are never served cold.) The main difference between a Toddy and a Sling is that Slings are not flavoured by the addition of spices. Also, Toddies tend to be made with plain water, while Slings are charged with water, soda water or ginger ale.

The earliest known definition of 'cocktail' describes it as a bittered sling.

Also see:Cocktail Categories & Families

Nutrition:

One serving of Sling (Generic Name) contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.39% alc./vol. (42.78° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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