Cuba Libre
The Quirky Foodster Team
Highball
Glass
Lime wedge
Garnish
Ingredients
- White rum — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 7.5 ml (1/4 oz)
- Cola, to top — 120 ml (4 oz)
Method
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the rum and lime juice.
- Top with cola and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Description: A rum and cola highball brightened with fresh lime — more than a plain "rum and coke," thanks to the citrus.
Cultural Background: Traces to Cuba around 1900, shortly after Coca-Cola arrived on the island, with the name ("free Cuba") tied to the independence movement of the era.
Tips: The lime juice is what separates this from a generic rum and coke — don't skip it.
Variations: A dark, aged rum instead of white gives a richer, more caramel-forward highball.
Serving Suggestion: Serve tall and cold as an easy, everyday highball.
Nutrition: Approx. 150 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Is this just a rum and coke?
A: Nearly — the defining difference is the splash of fresh lime juice.
- White rum — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 7.5 ml (1/4 oz)
- Cola, to top — 120 ml (4 oz)
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