It made sense that this be the first cocktail my buddy and I get for his first visit to Singapore. He's a bartender and he'd been raving about getting an authentic Singapore Sling from its origins. We didn't get it at the Raffles Hotel, even though that's supposedly the birthplace, but where better to get it than at one of the most iconic landmarks in Singapore - MBS.

This drink is a refreshing summer cooler, which is suitable all year round in Singapore. Their interpretation of the classic cocktail uses Fords gin, Bénédictine, cherry brandy, Dry Curaçao, fresh pineapple and lime juice, soda water and Peychaud's bitters.

This cocktail leads with the pineapple juice, with subtle cherry and Bénédictine undertones. It's an easy-drinking sweet concoction that the Rise Lounge serves in a snifter.