3 Asian-Inspired Cocktails You Can Make in Your Own Kitchen

Singapore Sling

This take on the classic Gin Sling, a single-serving punch, was invented around a century ago by Ngiam Tong Boon, the bartender of the Raffles hotel, Singapore. It can be hard to get it just right - as no two Singapore Sling recipes are quite the same!

You may be familiar with the Singapore Sling as a saccharine premix which tastes like fruit punch, but that form of the cocktail was dreamed up for tourists in the 1980s. A true Singapore Sling is nuanced, rich in ingredients, tasting both fruity and herbal.

Ingredients:

  • ¾ ounce gin
  • ¼ ounce Grand Marnier
  • ¼ ounce Benedictine
  • ¼ ounce Heering cherry liqueur
  • 1 ounce pineapple juice
  • ½ ounce lime juice, fresh squeezed
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • Club soda, chilled, to top
  • Garnish: cherry
  • Garnish: orange slice

Steps:

  1. Into a shaker, add gin, cherry liqueur, Benedictine, lime juice, bitters, pineapple juice and ice. Shake until quite chilled.
  2. Over fresh ice, strain mixture into a highball glass. Top with club soda.
  3. Garnish with the cherry and orange slice.
    1. Place mango in a blender or food processor.
    2. Add the water, lime juice and sugar.
    3. Blend well until it’s a smooth purée.
      • 8 ounces vodka
      • 4 ounces dry vermouth
      • 1 cup ice
        • 2 mangoes/2 cups frozen mango cubes
        • ⅓ cup water
        • 1 teaspoon lime juice
        • 3 teaspoons sugar

          Thai Mango Martini

          Something truly exquisite takes a little extra effort: to make a perfect Thai Mango Martini, blend fresh mangoes instead of using packaged juice. This drink is a perfectly summery treat, an injection of fruit with a lively natural taste.

          Ingredients:

          Mango Puree:

        Martinis:

      Steps:

      Mango Puree:

    Martinis:

    1. Create mangoo purée and leave in the blender.
    2. Add vodka, vermouth and a handful of ice.
    3. Blend until smooth.
      • 1 ½ ounces sake
      • ½ ounce cranberry juice
      • ½ ounce Cointreau
      • Splash fresh lime juice
      • 2 dashes orange bitters

        Cherry Blossom-tini

        Sake is the key to this delicate, summer-y cocktail which smacks of cranberry! It’s a twist on the cosmo created specially for Gekkeikan Sake, perfect for accompanying dinner - especially if teriyaki is on the menu!

        Ingredients:

      Steps:

      • In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, pour the sake, orange liqueur, lime juice, and cranberry juice
      • Shake.
      • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.