Raffles Hotel is delighted to establish Heering Cherry Liqueur as one of the key ingredients in the Singapore Sling, the legendary hot pink cocktail with a reputation of iconic proportions.
Raffles Hotel and Peter F Heering AB, which produces the Cherry Liqueur, have rich histories that started in the 1800s which became forever intertwined when Raffles Hotel’s Hainanese-Chinese bartender, Mr Ngiam Tong Boon, created the world-famous Singapore Sling, based on Peter Heering’s cherry brandy, in 1915. This gives the Singapore Sling its distinctive pink colour.
A vintage 1888 bottle of the liqueur and a framed antique cork poster of the bottle were presented to the hotel by Mr Jörgen Tilander, owner of The Peter F Heering Company. These two artefacts will be displayed in the hotel’s museum, where visitors may also view the safe in which Mr Ngiam locked away his precious recipe books, as well as the Sling recipe hurriedly jotted down on a bar-chit in 1936 by a visitor to the hotel who asked the waiter for it.
“We are honoured to be presented with a world-renowned brand that has had more than 180 years of producing the world’s finest cherry brandy. Shared characteristics link the two timeless brands and form the platform for a relationship that will undoubtedly provide patrons with a truly memorable experience,” says Mr Robert Logan, General Manager of Raffles Hotel.
The classic Danish liqueur has been produced since 1818 and had by the 1850’s, already become an export success being shipped all over the world. The liqueur is made of premium small dark Stevens cherry which thrives on the long ripening period of the cool Nordic climate. The cherries are crushed together with stones, which give Heering Cherry Liqueur its characteristic hint of almond. The pulp is then steeped in spirit and a secret combination of spices that has been in the Heering family since 1818 is added before it is poured into great oak casks to mature a minimum of three years.
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