🇨🇺 Cuba Libre

"Free Cuba!" – The rum and coke with a patriotic twist

🍹 Cuban Classic

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. Add rum and squeeze in the lime juice.
  3. Top with Coca-Cola.
  4. Drop in the spent lime shell and stir gently.
  5. Garnish with a fresh lime wedge.

Pro Tips

🆚 Rum & Coke vs Cuba Libre

The lime makes it a Cuba Libre. Without lime, it's just a rum and coke. The citrus adds freshness and cuts the sweetness.

📜 History

Born circa 1900 in Havana during the Spanish-American War. American soldiers mixed Coca-Cola (newly arrived in Cuba) with local rum and toasted: "¡Por Cuba Libre!" (To a free Cuba!)

← Back to Rum Cocktails