The evening of 28th
Jan, saw Singapore Tourism celebrating 100 years of their famous cocktail
Singapore Sling. To felicitate the event, mixologist Rizwan, came all the way
from Long Bar, at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore, where the cocktail was born.
The Singapore
Sling was created in 1915 at Raffles Singapore by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon.
Following the turn
of the century in colonial Singapore, Raffles Singapore was the gathering place
for the community and it was common to see the gentlemen nursing glasses of gin
or whisky.
Unfortunately for
the ladies, etiquette dictated they could not consume alcohol in public. The
talented Ngiam thus saw a niche in the market and decided to create a cocktail
that looked like a fruit juice. Making it in pink gave it a feminine flair and
together with the use of clear alcohol, he clearly led people into thinking it
was a socially acceptable punch for the ladies.
With that
Singapore Sling was born... and rest as they say is history...!!
The celebration
party saw coming together of some travel agents and food bloggers, along with
Singapore Tourism officials and our man for the evening Rizwan. It was planned
at Shangri-La hotel, New Delhi, one of the best hotels of the capital.
