3. [Rum cocktail] Cuba libre recipe

Cuba libre recipe

Prologue

 Hello, this is Holden who loves cocktails! This cocktail is'Cuba Libre'. Do you remember the alcohol used when we first introduced'Daikiri', named after a Cuban mine? Rum! I use rum again. Cuba's love for rum seems unique. Drinking only rum is poisonous, so I used syrup and sugar. What ingredients will go in this time? Let's get started right away!

 

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1. Story

 This cocktail originated from the motto'Viva Cuba Libre', which was created during the independence movement of Cuba, which was a Spanish colony in 1902. It's a popular cocktail when the US military lieutenant who was stationed in Havana to support the independence movement at the time accidentally drank cola in rum at a bar. It is often drunk in hot areas, mainly in South America. It is a refreshing cocktail with the sweet scent of rum, the sweetness of cola, and the sourness of lime.

 

2. Information

■ Glass : Highball glass

■ Recipe : Build

■ Garnish : Wedge lemon

■ Ingredients

 - Light rum 1 + 1/2 OZ

 - Lime juice 1/2 OZ

 - Cola

 

 

3. Steps

 1. Fill the highball glass with ice.

 2. Add 1 + 1/2 OZ of light rum.

 3. Add 1/2 OZ of lime juice.

 4. Fill the rest with coke.

 5. Stir well to mix with a bar spoon.

 6. Garnish with lemon wedges.

 

4. Taste

★★★★☆ : Sweetness
★★☆☆☆ : Alcohol
★★☆☆☆ : Heavy
★★★★☆ : Unique

 

This cocktail is also mouth-watering just by looking at it. The color of the cola and a large piece of lime make an exquisite harmony! The point is time. Because it contains carbonate. Coke without carbonate, sushi without wasabi. The same is true of all. If you drink about half of the highball glass all at once, you can feel the scent of lime and rum as well as the refreshing feeling that will open your chest. It would suit your party really well!

 

6. Tips

■ Fill the highball glass up to 90% of cola.

 

■ In terms of ingredients, rum and lime juice are the basics, and with grenadine syrup it is'Bacardi Cocktail', sugar is added to'Daikiri', and cola is added to'Cuba Libre'.

 

■ When filling the coke, pour it as slowly as possible. Stir slowly as well when mixing with a bar spoon. When the carbonic acid is broken, only the sweetness remains and the refreshing sensation decreases. If you imagine a cola without carbonate, you will understand immediately.

 

■ A similar cocktail is'Mosco Mule'. I'll introduce it in the fourth cocktail.

 

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[Appendix : Cocktail ingredients]

■ Name: Rum

■ Capacity: 750ml

■ Alcohol: 40%

■ Description

 This liquor is distilled by fermenting the juice of molasses or sugarcane. Said to be sailor's liquor, it has been widely mourned by sailors since ancient times. Colorless or light ones are called white rum and dark ones are called dark rum, and the sweet scent of rum is very suitable for Western confectionery. It is said to relieve the sweetness of sugar and the fishy smell of eggs.

 

 

 

■ Name : Lime juice

■ Capacity : 750ml

■ Alcohol : None

■ Description

 This juice is made by pressing or squeezing lime and has a longer sour taste than lemon. Therefore, it is recommended to use lemon when you want to finish the sour taste neatly, and lime when you want to have a longer finish.

 

 

 

■ Name : Coca cola

■ Capacity : 1,500ml

■ Alcohol : None

■ Description

 Founded in 1886, it is an American carbonated beverage brand made with a blend of coca leaves, cola berries, and syrup. It is well known as a symbol of America and capitalism.