New Orleans Best Cocktail: The Singapore Sling

Chris McMillian has opened “Revel Café & Bar,” located at 133 N. Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans. Chris encourages you to come visit him and hear these stories first hand.
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[@jeffreyrossman1083]

My god this channel was way ahead of it's time. Please start a new one showing what Chris is up to at Revel.

[@WildBeeProductions]

You are absolutely correct.

[@AppleAssassin]

I had one of these for my first time with my dad in singapore in raffles hotel...Im 15 singapore was awesome

[@grapetonenatches186]

This man is a treasure.

[@kevin1873]

I'm curious to know what ever happened to this guy. It's been 14 years since his videos. Does Chris still bartend or is he still around?

[@grapetonenatches186]

I wonder this as well. I am just thankful that his wisdom is here recorded for us to learn from. Hope he is well. Wherever he may be.

[@Shaunthebartender123]

Bravo, sir! Truly an artist of the trade! Cheers!

[@lorddio99]

What a great drink, great video. Thanks for the recipe.

[@KerningMan]

proud to be singaporean!

[@kimbye1]

As mentioned a sling is a colins with a liqueor added. In most books the singapoore sling is just gin, cherry heering, simple sirup, lemon juice and soda. The drink variasion made here is refered in all my books as the raffles singapoore sling. I always ask my customers wich cersion they want as they are quite different.

[@atech415]

This is a GREAT recipe!!! Thanks so much! I was wondering if you could make a video on another tropical drink, the MAI TAI!!!

[@Ramseyhugh]

My favorite drink! I love these videos, although this particular recipe is not my favorite, but if I wanted something milder than what I'm used to, it's still good (I'm having it right now)! My fav recipe is: 2 oz gin 3/4 oz Cherry Heering 1/2 oz Benedectine 1/4 oz Cointreau 1/2 a lime's juice 1/2 oz Grenadine A splash of maraschino cherry syrup (not necessary, tho) 4 oz. Pineapple juice Dash or 2 of Angostura bitters Shake, strain into a chilled Hurricane glass (skip the rocks). Delicious!

[@Royal4aday]

Would you post some of these recipes you show? like this updated Singapore Sling...thanks :D

[@kristof10pont]

No way man!!! Leave the frikkin' soda out!!!

[@TuttiHeit]

+Kris Thienpont You don`t get it, don`t you? Even with him explaining that he`s doing a more classical version, a mix between a straits and a singapore sling, the first being a twist on a collins! Damn internet experts!

[@criskity]

The Raffles Hotel defaults to Gordon's Gin and uses Bols Grenadine. All the other ingredients are the same. Problem: they serve it pre-mixed, plus the drink I tried was very heavy on the grenadine. Made for a pretty pinkish-red color, but it had an overwhelming grenadine taste.

[@craziel]

Pretty good ! Thanks

[@chrismurt5824]

My local liquor store does not carry Benedictine. Any substitutes?

[@Ramseyhugh]

For Cherry Heering, BevMo carries it, but I found it cheaper here in Japan at a place called Liquor Mountain in Kyoto. It ended up costing me about $18 as opposed to $24. w00t!

[@lcspies]

@capt700 Well you can make it with cherry brandy, but it won't be the same as the Cherry Heering! Like Chris said they is no substitute for the Heering, it is great stuff!

[@flairbartender89]

this is a floated drink when you look it up in cheap or really old books.... the normal GOOD recipie is this one, some times replacing pineapple for orange juice but is is pretty mcuh like this one...

[@Pooqua]

I just got a Raffles Hotel (original glass) for X-mass!! I feel like I just went through a time-warp.

[@shdwfng]

If you can't get fresh pineapple juice, what's the best store brand to use? I tried Dole in a can and it made the drink too sweet for most people I know.

[@Kendodude]

@afterapplepicking It is famous due to the customers at the hotel which was frequented by foreigners at the time.

[@nuggets93]

i wonder what his drink of choice is and what his favourite cocktail is?

[@tatorsal]

I had one where they used blackberry brandy, no mezcal on the side. HaHa... Excellent drink...

[@elsinoreandfriends9220]

Looks gooood

[@terratrema]

Garnish with a "flag", which is half an orange slice and a cherry.

[@alexjeanedvard]

YUM!

[@AppleAssassin]

From the recipe card in raffles hotel: Singapore sling 30ml Gin 120ml pineapple juice 15ml lime juice 7.5ml countreau 7.5ml dom benedictine 10ml grenadine a dash of angostura bitters garnish with a slice of pineapple and cherry

[@maattttt07]

sapphire gin?He put just the dry gin ha

[@lcspies]

I like topping off with 7-Up vs Club soda...

[@franzfanz]

Drinking a Singapore Sling at Raffles is the most disappointing moment of a cocktail drinkers life. The bar man pulls out a gun, squirts it into a glass and then charges you about 20 USD for it.

[@fattirevsbud]

1:42 the recipe begins

[@flairbartender89]

jajaja ah no; try again....

[@flairbartender89]

ah no, try again....

[@Illusionistical822]

Just make the friggin' drink! Why is this a 4 minute video?