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Gin Sling

Name: Gin Sling
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 105 ml Soda water

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water (chilled)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Sling glass

Prepare

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

Method

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.

Garnish

Garnish with lemon slice.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Sling contains 160 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
9.69% alc./vol. (19.39° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

History

'Sling' comes from the German word 'schlingen', meaning 'to swallow' and is a style of drink which was popular from the late 1800s.

Review

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

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Comments & Discussion

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Atte Aholainen 18w

Very nice summer drink for sipping while hanging on your hammock with a nice book and listening to Poulenc.

dimitris Kapridakis 1y

Whats the difference between this cocktail and tom Collins

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Slings (spirit + citrus juice + sugar/liqueur + soda) are one of the earliest cocktails (1806 “bittered sling”). Collins (spirit + lemon (or lime) juice + sugar (&/or liqueur + soda) are similar/same and date from 1840.

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