The Cuba Libre

The Cuba Libre is one of a few mysterious cocktails that originated at some unknown time in some unknown place  on the unknown island of Cuba. There are a number or urban legends purporting their own veracity as THE Cuba Libre origin story. The most famous of these having Teddy Roosevelt demanding the rum of the island to be mixed with the coke of america after having spent a grueling day fighting with his Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War to celebrate the newly free Cuba shouting, "Por Cuba Libre!" This particular myth, however seemingly true and ubiquitous as it may be seems to ignore the fact that Coca-Cola had not been introduced to Cuba until 1900, two years after the end of the Spanish-American War and the American military's exodus from Cuba. But we're not here to argue libation etymology or genesis! We're here to drink! And to drink it you've got to be able to make it and that's what I'm going to teach you how to do with this short instructable.

Step 1 The Cuba LIbre

The Cuba Libre, or rum and coke with lime, is a very simple drink consisting of- well rum and coke and lime! And while you may scoff at the vaunted mixologists proselytizing the faith of the highball and their secret handshakes or complicated passwords required to gain access 'behind the bar', it is a privileged few who know the difference between a drink mixed from three ingredients and a carefully crafted cocktail, bringing three disparate components together to form one perfectly palatable palliative.

And so we start with three ingredients:

Rum
Coke
Lime

Comments

[l8nite]

and to think I just order a rum and coke or capt and coke..nice ible

[scoochmaroo]

This would be great if it was just your own pictures!