At a Glance
Category: Gin Cocktails
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: Lemon wheel
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- Soda water to top
- Angostura bitters
Method
Shake gin, lemon juice, and syrup with ice. Strain into a highball glass over ice, top with soda water, and dash bitters on top.
Glass & Garnish
Glass: Highball glass
Garnish: Lemon wheel
Background & History
A colonial-era category of spirit-citrus-sugar-water drinks that predates the modern cocktail; the Singapore Sling is its most famous descendant.
For more on this, see Cocktail Recipe Directory.