Cool and delicious, combining two of summer’s favorite treats, watermelon and margaritas. This refreshing beverage is the perfect way to unwind after a long hot week.

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Watermelon Margarita

Cool and delicious, combining two of summer’s favorite treats, watermelon and margaritas. This refreshing beverage is the perfect way to unwind after a long hot week.

Course Cocktails

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 2

Ingredients

• 4 cups seedless watermelon cubed
• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• ¼ cup Cointreau
• 1 cup blanco silver tequila

Instructions

• Purée 4 cups of watermelon in a blender until smooth.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl (You should end up with about 2 cups).
• In a pitcher, stir together the watermelon and lime juices, Cointreau and tequila until thoroughly combined.
• Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Pour over ice into a salt-rimmed glass.
• Garnish with a slice of lime, wedge of melon, or some melon balls.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

An exotic mix of flavors, the Singapore Sling is a drink like no other. Originally invented around 1915 at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore by a Hainanese-Chinese bartender by the name of Ngiam Tong Boon, in response to a British Colonial’s challenge for a tropical drink that was not only delectable, but befitting of the lovely women who frequented the establishment. The drinks popularity surged and before long, it became known as the “Commander’s” drink. In Hainanese dialect, the word “Commander” is known as “司令” (si ling) and its abbreviated pronunciation became ‘Sling’.

For some unknown reason the drink fell out of favor to the point that the recipe was nearly forgotten. In 1977  the nephew of Ngiam (who was following a family tradition of bartending at the Long Bar) revived the pineapple punch based on the recipe that his Uncle had taught him, and some notes that were written on a cocktail napkin and hidden away behind the bar for years.

Today the drink is more popular than ever, and has even been declared the National Drink of Singapore. No visit to Singapore would be complete without a trip to the Long Bar for a Sling and a wooden box of peanuts. I have myself have had the good fortune of enjoying several evenings relaxing under the fans in the Raffles, sipping on a Singapore Sling, smoking a Cuban cigar, and listening to a jazz trio.

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Singapore Sling

A refreshing tropical cocktail that will transport you to another world.

Course Cocktails

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz gin
• 4 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz cherry herring
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1/4 oz Benedictine
• 1/4 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
• 1/3 oz grenadine syrup
• 1 dash Angostura bitters

Instructions

• Place all ingredients in a shaker and mix.
• Pour into a Collins glass filled with ice.
• Garnish with a cherry and slice of lemon.