The Raffles Hotel in Singapore is one of the most famous hotels in the world. The Singapore Sling, a cocktail containing gin and brandy was first made by a barman at the Raffles Hotel. Legend has it that the last tiger to be killed in Singapore was shot in 1902 in the billiards room at the hotel; other sources, however, state that it was shot in the Choa Chu Kang district in 1930