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- Singapore Sling with Gin and Cherry Liqueur
Singapore Sling with Gin and Cherry Liqueur
Ingredients
Step by step process
Chilling the Glasses
- 1
Prepare your glasses for Singapore Sling. Chill four tall highball or hurricane glasses (at least 350 ml capacity) in the freezer for ten minutes. Alternatively, fill them with ice and water and pour it out just before serving.
- 2
Juice a fresh lime to yield approximately 60 ml and have it ready in a small measuring cup, so you have the precise amount of acidity on hand to balance the sweet liqueurs.
Mixing the Cocktail
- 3
Into a large cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, pour 120 ml of gin, 60 ml of Cherry Heering, 30 ml of Cointreau and 30 ml of Bénédictine. Measure with a jigger for accuracy.
- 4
Add 480 ml of pineapple juice, 60 ml of fresh lime juice, 30 ml of grenadine syrup and four dashes of Angostura bitters directly into the shaker.
- 5
Seal the shaker tightly and shake vigorously for approximately fifteen seconds. Stop when the outside is frosted and the cocktail is combined and slightly frothy.
Serving
- 6
Fill the chilled glasses three-quarters full with fresh ice cubes so the cocktail stays cold even in warm weather and dilutes gradually.
- 7
Strain the cocktail evenly through a bar strainer (and a fine strainer if desired) into all four glasses, leaving no ice chips behind.
- 8
Garnish each glass with a slice of fresh pineapple cut onto the rim and a maraschino cherry skewered on a cocktail pick. Serve immediately with a straw.
More tips:
If you don't have Cherry Heering, substitute it with a quality cherry brandy. Avoid sweet cherry syrups, which will make the cocktail too sweet and strip it of its characteristic fruity bitterness.
For best results, use freshly squeezed lime juice and 100% pineapple juice with no added sugar. The cocktail should be sweet-sour, not syrupy sweet.
