Straits Sling
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄2 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
- 1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
- Top up with Thomas Henry Soda Water
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Sling glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a SLING GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).
Method:
- SHAKE first 6 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.
Garnish:
- Garnish with skewered orange slice and maraschino cherry (sail).
Nutrition:
One serving of Straits Sling contains 213 calories
History:
Straits Sling is thought to be the original name of the Singapore Sling and in his 1922 Cocktails and How to Mix Them Robert Vermeire gives the following recipe for the cocktail:
2 dashes of Orange Bitters
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
The juice of half a lemon
1/8 gill of Bénédictine
1/8 gill of Dry Cherry Brandy
1/8 gill of Gin
Pour into a tumbler and fill up with cold Soda Water.
In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David A. Embury calls for "Cherry Brandy (Kirsch)" in his Singapore Sling. Our Straits Sling recipe is adapted from Embury's Singapore Sling.
Review:
Dry cherry and gin come to the fore in this long refreshing drink.
