Gin Sling

Revision as of 17:41, 21 September 2006

The Gin Sling is a Cocktail which consists of Gin, Sugar, and Water.

Earliest Sling Reference (c.1675)

First recorded definition of a Sling, circa 1675, quoted in the 2 volume "Beverages Past & Present" (Edward R. Emerson, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1908) as follows:

"Long-sup or sling was one half water and one half rum with sugar in it to taste."

Historical References

"Maryland Journal", 21st May 1788

"Rum, Whiskey, Brandy, Gin, Stinkibus, Bitters, Toddy, Grog, Slings and fifty other liquors all come under the denomination of spirits".

"The Republican Compiler", Gettysburg, 23rd November 1825

"It is stated with unshaken confidence, and as the result of actual and repeated experience, that half a tumbler of gin sling, well covered with powdered nutmeg, proves a speedy and an efficacious stypic in that dangerous and alarming compliant, a bleeding of the lungs. It was the discovery of accident, but has never been known to fail, though often tried, even when all other known means have been resorted to in vain."

"The Mustee: Or, Love and Liberty", By Benjamin Franklin Presbury, 1859

"I took most a tumbler full o' water, with a leetle mite o' gin - not enough to hurt a muskeeter, as you may say."

"Was it what they call a gin sling, or a gin toddy, or a gin cocktail?"

Recipes

Recipe#1: Jerry Thomas (1862)

• Take 1 small tea-spoonful of fine white sugar.
• 1 wine-glass of water.
• 1 wine-glass of gin.
• 1 small lump of ice.

Dissolve the sugar in the water, add the gin and ice, stir thoroughly with a spoon. Grate a little nutmeg on top and serve.

Recipe#2: Cocktaildb.com

• Build
• 1 tsp sugar dissolved in water
• 2 oz gin
• Several ice cubes
• Add orange peel
• Serve in a rocks glass