Where To Find The Best Singapore Slings In Singapore

With the famous Long Bar, home of the Singapore Sling, at the Raffles Hotel closed for renovations until mid-2018, lovers of the fruity drink have a good excuse to get out into the city and try various takes on the classic cocktail by mixologists across the island.
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Nutmeg & Clove

The only thing Culture Trip loves more than the atmosphere at Nutmeg & Clove, the former headquarters of the Cantonese clan association, is their extensive list of Asian-inspired cocktails. The Singapore Sling at Nutmeg & Clove is aged for a month in an oak barrel, giving it a pleasingly bitter flavour compared to its predecessor. Their recipe includes hibiscus-infused gin, Benedictine DOM and berry syrup. The final cocktail is presented in a traditional porcelain tea cup sitting in a rattan trishaw.

Smoke & Mirrors

Sitting on top of the National Gallery is Smoke & Mirrors, a stunning bar looking out over the Padang and Marina Bay Sands in the distance. Smoke & Mirrors boasts an array of carefully concocted cocktails including the Old & New Sling, a reworked version of the original using rye whisky and cassis liqueur in the place of gin and paired with the original ingredients of orange and pineapple juice.

The Spiffy Dapper

Hipster coffeehouse by day, after 6 p.m., head up to the second floor to find The Spiffy Dapper, which boasts an impressive bottle collection, including over 150 types of gin, and features an atmosphere that is surprisingly casual and unpretentious. Bartender Abhishek Cherian George shakes up a stiff cocktail with the Straits Sling. The cocktail loses the sweetness of the original drink; instead, the mix of Fernet Branca, Becherovka, DOM and absinthe serve up a spicy bite with each sip.

Bitters & Love

Bartender preparing cocktail at the bar.

Another bar tucked away in Singapore’s popular bar district, Bitters & Love offers the option of custom-made or off-the-menu cocktails. From the menu, try out their version of the Sling, the Singapura Love, for something adorable and fruity. The bartenders here amp up the fruity flavour with a geranium gin, and the cocktail is served in a vintage traditional cup.