Cocktail recipe

Cuba Libre

Glass
Highball
Method
Stirred
Served
On ice
Garnish
Lime wedge
Base
Rum
Cuba Libre in a highball glass

Ingredients

  • White rum50 ml
  • Cola120 ml
  • Lime juice10 ml

Method

Build over ice and stir.

Flavour profile

StrengthLight
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourLeans dry or sour
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 9.3% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

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