The summer after my senior year of high school I went to the Dominican Republic for a friend’s sister’s wedding. I spent the whole week drinking Singapore Slings, one of the first drinks I really enjoyed the taste of. Problem is, almost four years later, I still don’t know what’s in a Singapore Sling and I never order a drink unless I know what’s in it.

According to the International Bartenders Association, which is how most drinks are listed in Wikipedia, this is how you make a Singapore Sling.

8 parts gin

4 parts cherry brandy

1 part Cointreau

1 part DOM Benedictine

2 parts grenadine

16 parts pineapple juice

6 parts lemon juice

1 dash bitters

Pour ingredients over ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake well and strain into glass. Garnish with pineapple and cherry.

If I were to personally make this drink, however, I’d probably tone down the ingredients to be more college-price friendly — use any triple sec to replace Cointreau and cognac to replace Benedictine, which is a cognac-based herbal liqueur. Two other popular drinks with questionable ingredients.

Electric Lemonade (not considered an IBA official coctail)

1 ¼ ounce vodka

½ ounce blue curacao

2 oz sweet and sour

splash 7-Up

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend for 15-20 seconds until smooth. Pour into glass filled with ice.

Old Fashioned

1 1/3 ounces bourbon or scotch

1 sugar cube

2 dashes bitters

1 splash soda water

Place sugar cube and bitters into an old fashioned glass with a dash of soda water. Muddle until dissolved. Fill glass with ice cubes and add whiskey.