Gin Sling

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Serve in a Sling glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water chilled
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Sling glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.
  3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.
  5. Garnish with lemon slice.

Review:

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

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History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Sling contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 9.69% alc./vol. (9.69° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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dimitris Kapridakis’ Avatar dimitris Kapridakis
14th January at 02:56
Whats the difference between this cocktail and tom Collins
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
14th January at 06:39
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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