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Singapore Sling recipe
Gin, cherry liqueur and a tropical chorus of juice and liqueurs.
A Singapore Sling is 30 ml (28.2 g) Gin, 15 ml (16.8 g) Cherry Liqueur, 7.5 ml (7.4 g) Cointreau, 7.5 ml (8.4 g) Bénédictine, 120 ml (124.8 g) Pineapple Juice, 15 ml (15.5 g) Fresh Lime Juice, 10 ml (11.8 g) Grenadine and 1 ml (1 g) Angostura Bitters, shaken and served in a hurricane glass. It pours to about 206 ml before ice, at roughly 10.3% ABV. Weighing the ingredients instead of measuring them is what keeps the balance identical from one round to the next.
- Glasshurricane glass
- Methodshaken
- Pour volume206 ml
- Strength (est.)10.3% ABV
- Time8 min
Singapore Sling ingredients — in millilitres and grams
Grams are what the PourPilot coaster actually targets. They are not the same as the millilitres: a spirit is lighter than water, a syrup is heavier, so 30 ml of one is never 30 g. The right-hand column is the density we use, in grams per millilitre.
| Ingredient | Volume | Weight | g/ml | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 30 ml | 28.2 g | 0.94 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Cherry Liqueur | 15 ml | 16.8 g | 1.12 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Cointreau | 7.5 ml | 7.4 g | 0.98 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Bénédictine | 7.5 ml | 8.4 g | 1.12 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Pineapple Juice | 120 ml | 124.8 g | 1.04 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Fresh Lime Juice | 15 ml | 15.5 g | 1.03 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Grenadine | 10 ml | 11.8 g | 1.18 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Angostura Bitters | 1 ml | — | 0.98 | 1 dash |
How to make a Singapore Sling
- Set your hurricane glass on the scale (or on the PourPilot coaster) and zero it. Every measurement below is given in millilitres and in grams, so you can use either.
- Add Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Cointreau, Bénédictine, Pineapple Juice, Fresh Lime Juice, Grenadine and Angostura Bitters to a shaker, weighing each ingredient rather than eyeballing a jigger.
- Fill with ice and shake hard for 12–15 seconds.
- Double-strain into a chilled hurricane glass.
Singapore Sling: the questions people actually ask
How strong is a Singapore Sling?
Roughly 10.3% ABV as poured, before the ice dilutes it — typically another 15–25% water by the time you finish stirring or shaking. Sessionable. Comparable to a glass of wine by volume.
What glass should a Singapore Sling be served in?
A hurricane glass. Fill it with fresh ice, not the ice you mixed with.
Can I make a Singapore Sling without a jigger?
Yes — that is what the gram column is for. Put the glass or tin on a kitchen scale, zero it, and pour to the weight. It is more accurate than a jigger because nothing is left clinging to the inside of the measure. The PourPilot coaster does the same thing without you having to watch a display: it lights up as you approach the target and tells you when to stop.
Why are some ingredients not weighed?
Dashes of bitters and rinses are too small to weigh reliably — a dash is roughly 0.8 ml, well inside the noise of any bar scale. Count them instead. Everything else in this Singapore Sling is weighed.
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