Cuba Libre: a recipe made with cuban rum, cola and lime wedges.
Recipe
For 1 person
5 cl Cuban rum
3 or 4 lime wedges
10 cl cola
How to make
👉 straight to the glass / 🥃 highball / 🍹 long drink (15cl) / ⏱️ 2 mn
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Half fill a glass with ice.
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Add the lemon wedges, the rum then the cola.
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Stir with a mixing spoon.
About
According to popular legend, it was in 1900, in the Cuban capital, Havana, that a group of American soldiers, newly arrived on the island, ordered a cocktail composed of Cuban rum, American cola and a zest of lime, raising their glasses and shouting "¡Cuba Libre!".