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#350 | The Unusual Names of Cocktails

English Learning for Curious Minds

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Cocktail Number Six: The Singapore Sling Cocktail

The Singapore sling is universally agreed to have been invented in 1915. It was created by Nyam Tong Boon, a bartender at the famous Raffles Hotel. He wanted to create a drink for women who didn't want people to know they were drinking alcohol - so he made one that looked like fruit juice. The cocktail has since become hugely popular all over the world.

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