# Singapore Sling

> Singapore Sling, the IBA official recipe: gin, cherry liqueur, triple sec, Bénédictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine and Angostura bitters. Shaken and served over ice in a hurricane glass.

Gin, cherry liqueur, Cointreau, Bénédictine and pineapple. Raffles Hotel, Singapore, around 1915.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Gin cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/gin-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Hurricane glass
- Served: On the rocks
- Strength: about 8% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.3 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 206 ml (6⅞ oz) before ice, about 283 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour, Fruity, Herbal

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 30 ml (1 oz) [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Cherry liqueur](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/cherry-liqueur/index.md)
- 7.5 ml (¼ oz) [Cointreau](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/triple-sec/index.md)
- 7.5 ml (¼ oz) [Bénédictine](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/benedictine/index.md)
- 120 ml (4 oz) [Pineapple juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/pineapple/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) [Grenadine](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/grenadine/index.md)
- 1 dash [Angostura bitters](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/angostura/index.md)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into Hurricane glass.

## Garnish

Pineapple and maraschino cherry.

## If you like the Singapore Sling

- [White Lady](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/white-lady/index.md): Gin, triple sec and lemon juice
- [Suffering Bastard](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/suffering-bastard/index.md): Cognac, gin, lime juice, Angostura bitters and ginger beer
- [Last Word](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/last-word/index.md): Gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice
- [Monkey Gland](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/monkey-gland/index.md): Gin, orange juice, absinthe and grenadine

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/singapore-sling/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ocGgiokLg
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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