Name: Singapore Sling
Ingredients: 30ml gin; 15ml Heering Cherry Liqueur; 7.5ml D.O.M Benedictine; 7.5ml Cointreau; 120ml pineapple juice; 15ml fresh lime juice; 10ml grenadine; dash of Angostura bitters

Why it works: Cherry and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 537 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Singapore Sling

Ingredients

Directions

Shake all ingredients (except soda).
Strain into highball glass.
Top with soda.
Garnish with orange slice and cherry.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

180Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

48 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Gin	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cherry + pineappletop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together537 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together469 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Cherry + limetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together301 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Gin + limetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together115 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Gin + cherrytop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together37 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Gin: Provides the base spirit and the drink's main botanical aroma.
Pineapple juice: Adds sweetness, fruit flavour and body to the drink.
Fresh lime juice: Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the liqueurs and juice.
Heering cherry liqueur: Adds sweetness and deep cherry flavour.
Cointreau: Adds orange aroma and sweetness that lifts the other flavours.
Grenadine: Adds sweetness, colour and a tart fruit note.