Post #250028 by UKPhantom on Mon, Aug 21, 2006 8:44 AM

Interesting because your Straits Sling recipe is the one I was taught as the Singapore Sling back in '95. Since then, and after some research I have been making Sing Slings with just a squeeze or two of lime as I find it suits a modern palatte slightly better and still references the lime peel twist. I still love the addition of a lil' bitters. :o)

Although it could be said that if you add the lime zest to the shaker with other ingredients (not soda) and shake like you've got the DT's you'd get a good 'zing' of lime into the drink to act as a slightly sour element.

My sister visited the hotel (late 90's) and mailed me with their recipe and it had lemon juice... how things change.

I have also now seen it referenced with egg white (from a publication in 1951) so it may have undergone some tweaking by the Raffles Hotel bar team??

(off to get some Cherry Heerings and have some afternoon "Bittered Strait Singapore Slings"!)