Spirited Awards® 2023: International Award Winner Long Bar at Raffles Hotel Singapore

The Timeless International Award recognizes a bar that has a connection to either cocktail culture or has contributed to the history of cocktails and/or spirits. The Timeless recipient is a bar that is both welcoming and familiar but also respected as an institution that has inspired the culture and growth of other establishments and has been a staple for locals and visitors alike.
Considerations include:
• Unique environment that represents its location
• Focus on Hospitality
• Connection to the history of cocktail culture
• Must have opened prior to January 1, 1993 (30+ years)
The Spirited Awards® 2023 Timeless International Award Winner is Long Bar at Raffles Hotel Singapore! Home of the legendary Singapore Sling, Long Bar at Raffles Hotel Singapore is the original birthplace of what is widely considered to be Singapore's national cocktail. Ingeniously created in 1915 by Raffles bartender Ngiam Tong Boon, it was fashioned with gin, grenadine syrup and tropical fruit juices as a clever guise of fruit punch at a time when ladies were not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages publicly. Today, the Singapore Sling is elevated by using craft ingredients and has evolved to become more sustainable using ecoSPIRITS, supporting a tree-planting initiative and eschewing the use of plastic straws.
The two-story historical bar is inspired by Malayan life in the 1920s. The deep, rich colors and lush greenery transport patrons to the edge of a tropical plantation. In keeping with the relaxed atmosphere, guests are invited to brush peanut shells off the table and bar counter to the floor. This is quite possibly the only place in Singapore where littering is encouraged.
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