singapur sling cocktail

Developed by Ngiam Tong Boon for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore in the early 1900's. The Singapore Sling is a smooth, slow, sweet cocktail with a complex flavor. The original recipe was virtually forgotten by the hotel bartenders and when they wanted to revive the cocktail, the hotel needed to adapt the recipe from the recollection of those bartenders. This is just one of the newer variations, the original did not use club soda.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice

• 1/4 oz sugar syrup

• 1 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
• 2 oz club soda
  
• 1/2 oz cherry brandy
  
• lemon slice for garnish
• Maraschino cherry garnish

Preparation:

1. Pour the gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and powdered sugar into a shaker with ice cubes.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a highball glass with ice cubes.
4. Pour in the club soda.
5. Float the cherry brandy on top by pouring it over the back of a bar spoon.
6. Garnish with the lemon slice and cherry.

BRANDY ALEXANDRA

The Brandy Alexander is a luxurious, creamy cocktail that has seen popular throughout the 20th Century. This is the Brandy version of the gin-based Alexander cocktail, it's warmer and silkier and absolutely perfect for winter afternoons. The Brandy Alexander is also a luscious after dinner drink that pairs best with chocolate desserts.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz cream
• 1 oz dark creme de cacao
  
• 1 oz brandy
• ground nutmeg for garnish

Preparation:

1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
   
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with a dusting of nutmeg.