The Real Thirst Quenchers

The Cufflink Club had this on the first volume of their 'super secret menu' and it was an absolutely refreshing treat.

Somewhat intricate, this cocktail requires coconut fat to be melted and infused in rum, then frozen to remove the solidified fat. The result is coconut fat-washed rum that's then mixed with homemade pineapple cordial to create the Clearer Colada.

It's garnished with a lime twist, plopped right in the center with that hint of essential oil being released. What amazing depth to a simple-looking drink.

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.