Classic Cocktails · Rum Cocktails
Cuba Libre
Much more than rum and cola — the lime is what makes it a Cuba Libre.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Havana, Cuba
- Period
- c. 1900
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- White rum50 ml
- Cola120 ml
- Fresh lime juice10 ml
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- Lime wedge
- Technique
- Built
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 2 min
Method
- 01
Fill a highball with ice.
- 02
Pour the base ingredients over the ice.
- 03
Top up and stir gently once.
- 04
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Cola spice, lime, cane
- Finish
- Sweet and refreshing
- Character
- Easy-drinking highball
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Its name, 'Free Cuba', dates to the years after the Spanish–American War around 1900, when Cuban rum met newly arrived American cola in Havana.
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