Appropriately, first on the list is the terrific Negligence, which blends gin, basil syrup, lemon, and absinthe into what looks like a green juice cleanse, but is much better for you, depending on who you trust.
Cold enough to cause a lovely condensation on the outside of your glass, this slow sipper is made with Martin Miller gin, which is blended with soft Icelandic water.
Gin, he says, will "blend satisfactorily with all manner of other flavours".
The Poquito Picante is a pale-green blend of gin, cilantro, and cucumber, garnished with a dried jalapeño, so that the placid initial taste contains within it a delayed crescendo of bite.
He also makes a cucumber rendition and a 24-ounce jumbo version called Sumo Collins, but that's about as far as he cares to push this timeless blend of gin and fizzy lemonade.
Sultry and plush, Taproom is a chic new bar-restaurant with creations like the Tap Tini (€12), a dessertlike blend of gin, cream, simple syrup, coffee bitters and chocolate liqueur. 5. John and Jerome, 9 30 a.m.
The martini has been redefined, repositioned, deconstructed and reconstructed so many times that it might as easily be a glass filled with salmon mousse, marinated squid or chocolate pudding as a blend of gin and vermouth garnished with an olive.
The inspiration here is the 1900 to 1960 golden age of the cocktail, when everyone from starlets of the silver screen to Chicago mobsters sipped glamorous drinks like the Aviation (a blend of gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette and lemon juice) and the Manhattan, which is made with whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. .
The wine selection is extensive (no surprise as SIA has their own sommeliers), and the cocktails onboard include the famous Singapore Sling of course (first served in Singapore's Raffles Hotel), and there is also the airline's own Silver Kris Sling -- a special blend of gin, Cointreau, orange and pineapple juice topped with champagne.
The brainchild of bar manager Dave Purcell, the drink is a mix of 1 ½ oz of Beefeater gin, a 1oz Aperol/Campari blend steeped in Intelligentsia Coffee for ten minutes, ¾ oz sweet vermouth, with a pinch of salt and a grapefruit peel.
You blend those with gin, naturally, lemon and lime juice, sugar, seltzer and — the pièce de résistance — orange flower water.
