The Singapore Sling is Dead - Tiki Drinks and Food

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Mon, Aug 1, 2005 9:54 AM This echoes every trip report I've ever heard from someone who's been to Raffles -- they don't make 'em like they used to, at all. Premade, and tastes not unlike a melted Slurpee. While I've no doubt that what you get when you order a Singapore Sling in modern times is nowhere near what you're supposed to get, I can't help but wonder -- was it ever a really good drink? Has anyone had one they thought was fantastic? It's a relatively old drink, predates our Mai Tais and Lapu Lapus, an early expiriment in complicated fruit drink cocktails. Maybe it was novel, inventive, and tasty when first concocted, but not so much by our modern standards.

This echoes every trip report I've ever heard from someone who's been to Raffles -- they don't make 'em like they used to, at all. Premade, and tastes not unlike a melted Slurpee.

While I've no doubt that what you get when you order a Singapore Sling in modern times is nowhere near what you're supposed to get, I can't help but wonder -- was it ever a really good drink? Has anyone had one they thought was fantastic? It's a relatively old drink, predates our Mai Tais and Lapu Lapus, an early expiriment in complicated fruit drink cocktails. Maybe it was novel, inventive, and tasty when first concocted, but not so much by our modern standards.

Post #176170 by Humuhumu on Mon, Aug 1, 2005 9:54 AM