Slingshot with IMPOSTER Gin

Pineapple • mango • ginger sparkle

Golden Slingshot highball with pineapple, mint, and a cherry on a dark wood table

Slingshot layers pineapple juice and mango syrup over IMPOSTER Gin before its ginger-beer finish. The juice contributes a larger fruit measure than the syrup, so those two ingredients should not be treated as interchangeable tropical mixers. Build the drink over ice and keep the ginger beer for the final pour. Pineapple, mint, and cherry make the source garnish more elaborate than the liquid method, which needs no shaking or straining. Choose it for a tropical menu when you have the named mixers on hand. It is a different formula from Tropical Breeze Mule, even though both pair Gin with fruit and ginger.

Quick Recipe Details

Prep time: Estimated 5 minutes
Total time: Estimated 5 minutes
Yield / servings: 1 cocktail
Glassware: Highball glass
Difficulty: Easy
Ice: Fresh serving ice; shaking ice where instructed
Garnish: Pineapple wedge, mint sprig, and cherry
Made with: IMPOSTER Gin

Ingredients

3 oz Fever Tree Ginger Beer
2 oz IMPOSTER Gin
1 oz Dole Pineapple Juice
0.5 oz Monin Mango Syrup
Ice to fill the highball
Pineapple wedge, mint sprig, and cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the glass

Fill a highball glass with fresh serving ice.

Step 2: Measure the ingredients

Measure 2 oz IMPOSTER Gin, 1 oz Dole Pineapple Juice, 0.5 oz Monin Mango Syrup into the glass and combine the still ingredients.

Step 3: Finish and serve

Finish by adding 3 oz Fever Tree Ginger Beer and stir gently. Keep carbonated ingredients out of the shaker.

Step 4: Finish and serve

Finish with pineapple wedge, mint sprig, and cherry and serve promptly.

Why This Works With IMPOSTER Gin

The 2 oz Gin measure supports 1 oz pineapple juice and 0.5 oz mango syrup. Pineapple supplies juice volume; mango syrup adds a separate sweet fruit note. Ginger beer completes the drink with carbonation rather than taking the place of either fruit ingredient.

Serving Notes

Combine the juice, syrup, and Gin before adding the ginger beer.

Prepare the three-part garnish before building the drink so the carbonated serve is not left waiting.

Variations and Substitutions

Simpler garnish

Use the pineapple wedge alone if mint or cherry is unavailable. This changes the garnish, not the measured formula.

Cherry label

Choose a cherry garnish whose alcohol content suits your requirements; do not assume all preserved cherries are the same.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is mango purée the listed ingredient?

No. The source specifies 0.5 oz Monin Mango Syrup alongside 1 oz Dole Pineapple Juice.

Is Slingshot a shaken drink?

This supplied version is built over ice, then gently combined with ginger beer and garnished.

Is Slingshot alcohol-free?

IMPOSTER Gin is a zero-proof spirit-inspired base. Check the current labels for mango syrup, ginger beer, and the cherry garnish before describing the entire finished drink as alcohol-free.