Name: Singapore Sling (Raffles Formula)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 15 ml Cherry brandy; 7.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 7.5 ml Triple sec; 120 ml Pineapple juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Grenadine syrup; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; Top up with Soda (club soda) water

Singapore Sling (Raffles Formula)
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Glass:

Serve in a Sling glass

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
4 fl oz	Pineapple juice
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Top up with	Thomas Henry Soda Water

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a SLING GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered lemon slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

How to make:

SHAKE first 8 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda water.

Garnish:

Garnish with skewered lemon slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).
Serve with a straw.

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Review:

Tangy and very fruity.

The recipe card above was picked up at the Long Bar by a fellow Discerning Drinker in 2001. (Many thanks, Guy.)

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History:

There isn't a definitive Raffles' Singapore Sling recipe, as the cocktail served at the long bar has evolved over the years, with the finished drink better in some periods than others.

For more Singapore Sling recipes and the cocktails full story, see our Singapore Sling page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Singapore Sling (Raffles Formula) contains 247 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
8.01% alc./vol. (16.02° proof)
17.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

22nd October 2023 at 10:29

We thought the 3 star rating was rather harsh. Directly compare this and the degroff version. Both excellent and delicious. Degroff is more boozy and overtly flavoursome, the above is highly refreshing and tasty on a warm evening. The extra pineapple juice also gave a lot more froth! Fun either way! Noted comments below re soda water but it added a nice tart element also.

Peter Barth

9th October 2023 at 20:23

Tried this version of the Singapore Sling side by side with the Dale DeGroff version:

The Raffles formula is decidedly sweeter and has a stronger pineapple taste; foam and mouthfeel is excellent - it's an amazing tropical, complex cocktail.
IMHO, it doesn't need soda and is best enjoyed without (!).
The DeGroff recipe is more tart and not as suave.

Guess it comes down to preference, but for me this is the better/best Singapore Sling.

G. M. Genovese

30th September 2023 at 13:19

This recipe looks trash (too much pienapple). Gobsmacked that it was not far off, flavor-wise, from my favorite receipt, specs wise. I did use Mariquinhas, which helped... This is a Disney-crowd wash of an exoticalia sultry swill. (30 Sep 2023, 9:19a)

Stephen Muncaster

19th February 2022 at 08:20

Hi this is not the current Raffles recipe , Its 30 gin, 10 Cherry Heering, 10 Benedictine, 10 Dry Orange Curacao (Pierre Ferrand) 60 Pineapple, 22.5 lime juice, 10 ml Grenadine, one dash of their own bitters, I used Angostura. There is no soda water..

Elisabeth

5th July 2025 at 07:30

Perfect! Just returned from Singapore, and the recipe on this website is far too sweet. This one hits the spot, thanks!

John CARR

22nd October 2023 at 11:24

Quite different to both the Raffles and DeGroff versions given here. Heavier on the sour element in particular. Very refreshing and perhaps more adapted to current tastes.

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