Cuba libre

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Histoire "Cuba libre"

Le Cuba Libre est nГ© juste aprГЁs la guerre entre les Etats-Unis et l'Espagne lors de la 2e Guerre dВ’IndГ©pendance (1895 Г 1898). Deux ans aprГЁs la guerre, en 1900, un Capitaine et sa troupe de soldats amГ©ricains se retrouvent dans un bar du Vieux Quartier de La Havane. Le capitaine avait commandГ© du rhum et du Coca-Cola (qui venait d'ГЄtre importГ© Г cuba) sur glace, avec un quartier de citron vert. Cela Г©veilla la curiositГ© des soldats qui l'entouraient. Ils demandГЁrent au barman de leur servir ce mГЄme cocktail.

Variantes "Cuba libre"

Recette mise au point en 1962. PubliГ©e la.

►cola (coca cola, pepsi) ►tequila ►citrons verts

La Cuba Libre sans alcool ! Remplir le.

►sirop caribbean (saveur rhum) ►jus de citrons verts ►cola (coca cola, pepsi)

How To Make a Cuba Libre (That Is, Rum and Coke)

In the simplified form of rum and Coca-Cola, this was one of the chief fuels that kept the home fires burning back during the Big One. It helped that there was practically nothing else to drink.

This patient responds exceptionally well to Baker's Procedure, something cooked up by Charles H. Baker in his 1939 Gentleman's Companion. It requires you to muddle the squeezed-out lime shell in the bottom of the glass before adding the rest of the ingredients, in order to extract a little of the rind's bitter oil. Actually, though, this should be called Kappeler's Procedure, since it was George Kappeler who, in his 1895 Modern American Drinks, suggested it be employed to treat one Thomas Collins, then suffering from a slight case of the blahs.

Cuba Libre (Rum and Coke)

The Wondrich Take:

In the simplified form of rum and Coca-Cola, this was one of the chief fuels that kept the home fires burning back during the Big One. It helped that there was practically nothing else to drink. By 1944, all American distillers of any size had for a couple of years been forking 100 percent of their production over to Uncle Sam, and domestic stocks were low, low, low. Caribbean rum was about the only import plentiful enough to make up for that (things got so bad they were even making gin out of sugarcane, not to mention vodka). The mixer situation wasn't much better. Sugar was rationed, which cut into the market-share of the daiquiri and Collins and such, and ginger ale was scarce. Not Coca-Cola, though. It's good to be the king.

All the Andrews Sisters bobbysoxer jive aside (don't make us repeat it), the Cuba Libre was already enjoying a comfortable middle age. This wasn't its first war, or even its second. The drink was invented, it turns out, by a doughboy (or whatever they were calling 'em) in Cuba, during the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. That was in 1900. "Cuba Libre!" was the rallying cry of the Cuban independence movement, a cause that was quite popular on this side of the Florida Straits. Sorta the "Free Tibet" of its day, only back then we felt obligated to back up our feel-good sloganeering with battleships and infantry divisions.

[pullquote align='C']"Cuba Libre!" was the rallying cry of the Cuban independence movement.[/pullquote]

Of course, having gotten out from under Spain, it took Cuba another 60-odd years to get libre from the Yanquis. At which point, miffed, we slapped on an embargo that rendered it illegal to consume an authentic Cuba Libre in either of the countries that produce its two essential components. But in absolute point of fact, nobody has been able to drink a Cuba Libre in its full, original glory since about 1901, when the suits at Coca-Cola started getting nervous about their product's crank factor and began exploring ways to phase out its not-inconsiderable cocaine content. Hobbyists/drink archaeologists take note: We really can't endorse any attempts to create a historically correct Cuba Libre. Wish we could, but there you have it. But even without that key alkaloid, the drink is a potent little speedball that's way tastier than it has any right to be. Don't leave out the lime, though.

Squeeze a lime into a Collins glass, add 2 or 3 ice cubes.
Pour in the rum (we like the golden type and really like a darker, more flavorful riserva).
Drop in one of the spent lime shells and fill with cold Coca-Cola.
Stir briefly.

The Wondrich Take:

[pullquote align="C"]"Cuba Libre!" was the rallying cry of the Cuban independence movement.[/pullquote]

Cuba Libre Recipe

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Prep: 3 mins,
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Yield: 1 serving

Cuba Libre translated means “Free Cuba” and was popularized around the end of the Spanish-American War.

This simple mixed drink is similar to a Rum & Coke, but the addition of fresh lime juice lightens up the drink and defines the Cuba Libre as a separate drink. It's an easy drink to remember and popular enough that it would be good to add it to the drinks to know list.

Cuba Libre

To celebrate the end of the Cuban War of Independence, US soldier Captain Russell ordered a BACARDÍ GOLD rum and cola with lime. Curious onlookers asked its name. The Captain proposed a toast, ‘Por Cuba Libre’, "For A Free Cuba", and the original Cuba Libre was born.

INGREDIENT:

1 part BACARDÍ GOLD Rum

2 parts cola (bottled)

To build this legendary cocktail, fill a highball glass with ice. Then squeeze 2 lime wedges over the ice and drop them into the glass. Pour in the BACARDÍ GOLD, followed by chilled cola, and give it all a gentle stir. garnish with lime.

Cuba Libre

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You might think of the Cuba Libre as a simple rum and Coke, but there's more to it than just that.

The Cuba Libre originated, naturally, in Cuba, during a free-Cuba movement that sprung up just after the Spanish-American War. The Cuba Libre originally called for the juice of one lime in addition to the rum and the Coke, and the lime juice makes all the difference.

If you're only familiar with Rum and Coke as a sticky-sweet party drink, the lime-infused version may surprise you. The lime marries well with the rum, of course, but it also delightfully complements the flavors of Coke, and it provides just enough tartness to cut through the sweetness of the drink. Use a darker rum—a gold or an anejo—to further tamp down Coke's sweetness.

I like to drop the shell of half a lime into the serving glass and muddle the citrus oils from the skin into the cocktail. The oils add more tartness and a bit of extra complexity to the cocktail. You can certainly skip this step.
- Yield: makes 1 drink
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lime
- 2 ounces dark or anejo rum
- Coca-Cola, or other cola
Directions

Squeeze a lime into a Collins or highball glass.

Drop half the spent lime shell into the glass and muddle the oils into the lime juice.

Add ice and rum. Top with cola and stir briefly.

Michael Dietsch is a barfly, booze hound, book hoarder, jazz fiend, and technographer. He lives with his wife, kids, and cats in the D.C. suburbs. When he's not out on the town, he's usually at home doing laundry and writing.

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Spain and the History of Rum

Spaniards enjoy cocktails, particularly made with rum, and why not? For centuries they've been growing sugar cane, the plant that is fermented to make rum.

The sugar cane plant is a native plant from South Asia, and was brought to Spain in the 10th century during Moorish rule. It was cultivated in subtropical areas of southern Spain. Sugar processing plants were built in Granada, and eventually in the Canary Islands.

The Spanish then introduced sugar cane to the Caribbean in the late 1400's. There, rum has been produced from cane since the 1600's. Because of the cheap production costs in the Americas using slave labor, and the high production costs in the Canary Islands with artificial irrigation, it became unprofitable to continue growing sugar cane in the Canary islands.

Today, the only sugar production plant (from sugar cane) in continental Europe is situated in Salobrena, Granada, located on the southern Mediterranean coast of Spain. In addition, on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, sugar cane is still grown and processed into sugar and rum, with the family-owned Arehucas being the most widely-known and highly appreciated Spanish rum.

Rum is still a popular drink in Spain, most commonly mixed with cola to make a Cuba Libre, or with mint in a mojito. Below are our versions of these two cocktails.

Tony's Cuba Libre Recipe

Cuba Libre is Spanish for "Free Cuba." The exact origin of the drink's name is not clear, although it seems to have originated around the year 1898 when Cuba won the battle for independence from Spain.

Since its creation over a hundred years ago, it has become popular all around the world. The drink is known by slightly different names in the various Spanish-speaking countries, but in Spain it is still best known as cubalibre. The basic drink is a simple mix of an ounce or two of white rum and cola over ice.

A squeeze of lemon juice is mixed in, and served with a lemon wedge on the side.

After tasting the cuba libre prepared at Bar Ruiz in Patino, Murcia, Tony has a new favorite version of the cuba libre. The secret ingredient in this one that makes it special must be the bit of cinnamon stick dropped into the glass when stirred.

Ingredients
- 1/4 tsp lemon zest (colored portion only)
- Cinnamon stick, approximately 1.5 to 2-inches in length
- 2 oz white rum
- 6 oz cola drink
- Lemon wedge
- Ice
Preparation
1. In a tall glass (12-16 oz), grate the lemon zest directly into glass.
2. Gently squeeze lemon wedge into glass, then drop in.
3. Fill glass halfway with ice cubes, not crushed ice.
4. Pour the rum over the ice.
5. Pour the cola up to the top of glass.
6. Add the cinnamon stick.
7. Stir gently with a long-handled spoon and serve.
Tony's Easy Mojito Recipe

A mojito is a traditional cocktail from Cuba, which is made of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and fresh mint. The traditional method to prepare a mojito is to slightly crush the mint with a "muddler," a rounded piece of wood similar to a pestle. However, Tony's version uses a blender, to make a quick and easy batch for 6-8 servings.