Trader Vic Advert (1939) - Raffles Bar Sling - Tiki Drinks and Food

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Sat, Aug 19, 2006 12:35 PM On 2006-08-19 12:01, thinkingbartender wrote: Any ideas as to why there is no sour element in this drink? Many early cocktails had no sour element (martini, Manhattan, old fashioned, etc.). According to the book Vintage Cockatils by Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel the Raffles Gin Sling was created in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, barman at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. The recipe in this book is the same as the one in Trader Vic's guide. If you want a fruitier sling, make the Straits Sling, which is the above recipe plus 1/2 oz. lemon juice and a couple dashes each of orange and Angostura bitters. (Dr. Cocktail's excellent version omits the cherry brandy, increases the gin to 2 oz., reduces the Benedictine to 1/2 oz. and adds 1/2 oz. kirschwasser).

On 2006-08-19 12:01, thinkingbartender wrote:
Any ideas as to why there is no sour element in this drink?

Many early cocktails had no sour element (martini, Manhattan, old fashioned, etc.).

According to the book Vintage Cockatils by Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel the Raffles Gin Sling was created in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, barman at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. The recipe in this book is the same as the one in Trader Vic's guide.

If you want a fruitier sling, make the Straits Sling, which is the above recipe plus 1/2 oz. lemon juice and a couple dashes each of orange and Angostura bitters. (Dr. Cocktail's excellent version omits the cherry brandy, increases the gin to 2 oz., reduces the Benedictine to 1/2 oz. and adds 1/2 oz. kirschwasser).

Post #249832 by thejab on Sat, Aug 19, 2006 12:35 PM