Cuba Libre - the Spirit of Cuba

¡Por Cuba Libre!

 During the American-Spanish war, the Coca-Cola and Rum was popular highball among the Cuban patriots. The Americans were on their side and when they won the war, they gathered in a bar to party. This took place in Havana, Cuba. There Captain Russel ordered the well-known highball with lime juice as addition. He drank the cocktail with such pleasure that all his fellows wanted to try it. They had one, then 2 and so, but the cocktail had remained unnamed. So we know it now as Cuba Libre, or in other words its name is behalf the Independece of Cuba.

 Since then the cocktail walked its way to the second most popular cocktail of all times, ranking below only to the Mojito. Initially it was made with Gold Bacardi rum, but nowadays it is up to drinker's choice, whether the rum will be dark or light. It is served in highball glass.

 It started as exotic highball, which the euphory of the successful war kicked into new highs. It is thought that Mojito is better than Cuba Libre, even I think so. But what is your opinion, is Cuba Libre better and therefore the best cocktail of all times?

Recipe of Cuba Libre

1 and 2/3 oz - Rum
4 oz - Coca-Cola
1/3 oz - Fresh Lime Juice

Mixing the ingredients

Shake rum and fresh lime juice with ice for 10 seocnds. Pour into highball glass and drop some lime slices. Top the glass with ice and fill-up with coca-cola. Garnish with lime slice. Now you know how to make Cuba Libre at home, enjoy it!