Head to head

IBA Tiki vs. Singapore Sling

IBA Tiki and Singapore Sling side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.

The difference, by the numbers

Both have pineapple juice and lime juice. Only the IBA Tiki has aged rum, amaretto, hazelnut liqueur, Maraschino liqueur, passion fruit purée and fresh ginger; only the Singapore Sling has gin, cherry liqueur, triple sec, Bénédictine, grenadine and Angostura bitters. In parts, an IBA Tiki is 2 rum, ½ amaretto, 1 passion fruit, 3 pineapple and 1 lime; a Singapore Sling is 1 gin, ½ cherry, 4 pineapple, ½ lime and ¼ grenadine. By volume, the IBA Tiki is 52% mixer and juice, 26% spirit, 13% citrus and 9% liqueur; the Singapore Sling is 58% mixer and juice, 15% spirit, 15% liqueur, 7% citrus and 5% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.

The IBA Tiki is the stronger drink in the glass (8.7% ABV against 7.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.65 standard drinks against 1.27). Calories are close (about 263 and 265), but the Singapore Sling has more sugar (27.6 g against 20.6 g). Both are shaken; the IBA Tiki is served in a tiki mug, the Singapore Sling in a hurricane glass.

IBA Tiki

Tiki & Punches · Rum

Strength
8.7%
Std. drinks
1.65
Calories
263
Sugar
20.6 g

Shaken, served in a tiki mug. About 11 oz (335 ml) in the glass. Garnish: Citrus and a dried pineapple slice.

The ratio · 2 : ½ : 1 : 3 : 1

Full IBA Tiki recipe →

Highlighted: not in the Singapore Sling.

Singapore Sling

Tiki & Punches · Gin

Strength
7.7%
Std. drinks
1.27
Calories
265
Sugar
27.6 g

Shaken, served in a hurricane glass. About 10 oz (293 ml) in the glass. Garnish: Pineapple and a cherry.

The ratio · 1 : ½ : 4 : ½ : ¼

Full Singapore Sling recipe →

Highlighted: not in the IBA Tiki.

On the ratio map

SpiritVermouthCitrusMixerSyrupLiqueurIBA TikiSingapore Sling

Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.