Cuba Libre
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Highball glass, 10–12 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
rum
highball
built
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 4 oz cola
- Lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions
Build over ice in a highball glass and stir gently.
Behind the drink
A little history
Around 1900
Havana
The Cuba Libre emerged in Cuba around the Spanish-American War, when American cola and Cuban rum met over ice with lime. The name means “Free Cuba,” a political toast that outlived the moment that produced it.
Cuba Libre history