Famous for the creation of the Singapore Sling, Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel are exemplary. Not only is the classic favourite Singapore Sling cocktail served, the hotel has also developed a new cocktail range inspired by the hotel’s fascinating history so that you can sling yourself back in time.

Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel – Sling Cocktails

The most famous of all Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel - The Singapore Sling

As it is easily the most iconic of Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel, around 1000 Singapore Slings are sold at the hotel’s Long Bar everyday – some tourists even travel to Singapore for one day or night just to try it once. It was first created in 1915 as a ladies’ drink, as the level of grenadine made it resemble fruit punch, allowing women to drink discreetly in public during a time when this was deemed unladylike behaviour. The Singapore Sling is now known as a refined yet classic cocktail, loved by all throughout history. Ingredients include gin, cherry Heering, Dom Benedictine, Cointreau, sarawak pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine and Angostura bitters with a pineapple and cherry garnish.

In-house expert mixologists have continued to develop the array of impressive Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel, including the Raffles Hotel Sling Selection, offering a cocktail for every season and more. They have also recently released a new champagne-based adaptation of the classic Singapore Sling cocktail, the Sling 1887... Ingredients include Champagne Billecart-Salmon, grenadine syrup and Singapore Sling foam.

The Sling Selection at Raffles Singapore

Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel – Raffles Timeline Cocktails

Other recently developed "Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel" are Raffles Timeline Cocktails, a range of cocktails drawing inspiration from the history and stories surrounding the 125 years of Raffles Singapore.

The Stray Tiger cocktail came from the story of the last tiger in Singapore, which was rumoured to have been shot under the bar and billiard building at the hotel in 1902. The cocktail is a feisty beverage embodying the excitement of this pioneering time in Singapore, layering white rum, Cointreau, vermouth, fresh lime juice, absinthe and lemongrass foam.

Raffles Timeline Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel also pay homage to the hotel’s literary and cinematic patronage. The Pretty Polly is inspired by the 1967 film “A Matter of Innocence” starring Hayley Mills and Trevor Howard that was shot in Singapore, including some scenes in the hotel itself... the movie stars were also guests at the hotel! The film is based on a short story written by Noel Coward, a former regular guest at Raffles.

Raffles Timeline Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel

When Somerset Maugham, the British playwright, novelist and short story writer, first visited Raffles Singapore in 1921 he exclaimed that “Raffles stands for all the fables of the exotic East”. The phrase became well-used both by the hotel and its fans to describe the hotel even to this day. Indeed, they named a cocktail after his statement: Fables of the East. The cocktail is an exciting combination of Ron Zacapa 23 yrs, St. Germaine, passion fruit purée, fresh calamansi juice and chamomile syrup.

Cocktails at Raffles Singapore Hotel now encapsulate two of the best things about the hotel simultaneously: its rich history and its fantastic cocktails. Please get in touch for further information on this most famous and valued heritage hotel, on 0161 233 0110.