how to make a Singapore sling enjoy a taste of the Orient with a Singapore sling you will need one and a half ounces of gin half an ounce of cherry flavoured brandy 1/4 of an ounce of Cointreau 1/4 of an ounce of Benedictine 4 ounces of pineapple juice half an ounce of lime juice 1/3 of an ounce of grenadine a dash of bitters ice a cocktail shaker a Collins glass a maraschino cherry and a pineapple slice step 1 pour an ounce and a half of gin half an ounce of cherry flavoured brandy and a quarter of an ounce of Cointreau into a cocktail shaker filled with ice step 2 add a quarter of an ounce of Benedictine four ounces of pineapple juice and half an ounce of lime juice the drier liqueur b-and-b can be substituted for Benedictine step 3 add a third of an ounce of grenadine and a dash of bitters shake vigorously step 4 strain the contents of the shaker into an ice-filled Collins glass step 5 garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of pineapple Cheers did you know the Singapore sling was created in 1915 by a bartender at the world-famous long bar in Singapore's raffles hotel