Cuba Libre
Rum and coke plus lime, which is the entire difference.
Ingredients
Method
Squeeze the lime in, drop the shell in, build over ice.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Cubed, filled to the top
- Garnish
- Lime wedge
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Takes
- About 2 minutes
- Strength
- Light
- Style
- Highball
- Tastes
- citrus-forward
Where it comes from
Named for the Cuban independence slogan. The drink required Coca-Cola, which arrived on the island around the Spanish-American War of 1898.
About this recipe
Charlie Tyler — Editor, Drinki
Specs cross-checked against standard published recipes and IBA measures.
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