Cuba Libre Recipe
Rum and cola sharpened by fresh lime — that squeeze of citrus is what separates it from a plain rum and coke.
- Category: Contemporary Classics
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 11%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- White rum50 ml
- Cola120 ml
- Fresh lime juice10 ml
How to Make It
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Build the white rum and the fresh lime juice over the ice.
- Top with cold cola.
- Stir gently and garnish with a lime wedge.
Garnish
Lime wedge
The Story
The drink is associated with Havana around the turn of the twentieth century, once cola reached the island, and takes its name from the Cuban independence slogan '¡Cuba libre!'.
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