singapore sling

Bar at Hotel Lutetia. 45 boulevard Raspail. Paris 6

The comfort of quiet luxury :  Hushed exchanges in red  velvet chairs, waist-coated waiters who slide furtively from table to table.  The conversations all sound like skilled OSS code.

The irony of failed modernity :  horrific  wall art that resembles the decor of a two-for-one cruise,  colossal - but useless – chandeliers that bear down on you from two-story ceilings.

The pleasure of exclusive desuetude :  they mix true Old Fashioneds and Kampais at the bar.

Tip: enjoy a Singapore Sling on a snowy late-winter evening, and believe all is possible.

Original Singapore Sling recipe:
1 oz. London dry gin
1 oz. Bols Cherry brandy or Cherry Heering
1 oz. Bénédictine
1 oz. fresh lime juice
2 oz. soda water
1 dash Angostura bitters
Tools: barspoon
Glass: Collins

Combine all ingredients except soda water and bitters in an ice-filled glass. Top with soda water, stir briefly and dash with Angostura bitters