Cocktail "Cuba Libre" - visiting card of Liberty Island

Each drink has its own history. When the famous seafarer brought an unknown reed to Cuba for the first time, it could not have occurred to anyone that eventually this plant would glorify a small island to the whole world.

History of the creation of the drink

The Cocktail "Cuba Libre" was born at the end of the 19th century. At that time, Cuba was at war with the Spaniards for their independence. To help the Cuban people, neighboring America sent troops. Together, the Allies were able to stop the onslaught and liberate the capital, enveloped in fire. On the joy of the soldiers decided to celebrate the great event and went to one of the bars in Havana. However, at that moment behind the counter there was only Coca-Cola (a favorite drink of Americans) and the famous Cuban rum. One of the captains asked the barman personally for him to mix the drinks together and throw a few pieces of ice into the glass. In those years, America had already learned how to produce artificial ice, which was widely used for making soft drinks. The resulting mixture exceeded all expectations, and the commander toasted a toast: "Long live the free Cuba!" The soldiers supported him in one voice. On this holiday everyone drank only a new drink. Cocktail "Cuba Libre" fell in love with them.

Since then, a lot of time has passed, but the glory of the famous drink has not died out. Now it is cooked everywhere. You can go to any country, and in almost every brewery a barman will certainly offer a glass of fragrant Cuba Libre. Over the years, dozens of varieties of this drink have appeared, but the real cocktail "Cuba Libre" can only be made by the Cubans themselves. The secret is that it must contain the Cuban rum. No other strong drink can replace it. And where else can one find such a rum freely? Only in Cuba. After Columbus brought a reed to this country, it was many years before the local population learned to make rum out of it. He is considered to be the strongest in the world. The unique taste of the real cane Cuban rum makes the cocktail "Cuba Libre" a symbol of a small proud Cuban.

Recipe for the famous cocktail

To prepare a cocktail "Cuba Libre," the recipe is better to take one that is used in Cuba. To prepare the drink you will need:

• A highball glass or toggle switch;
• Pieces of ice;
• 50 milliliters of white rum;
• Juice ½ piece lime;
• 150 milliliters of Coke.

Everything is prepared very simply. In a glass it is necessary to put slices of ice, and then to pour out all components in the same sequence, as it is specified in the recipe. The ratio of cola and rum is 2: 1. For a better taste, you can add a slice of lime to the finished cocktail or hang it on the edge of the glass. You can use this drink through a tube or just use it to mix the contents of the glass.

Variety of flavors

"Cuba Libre" - a cocktail, loved by millions. In many bars of different countries, drinks are prepared, which are made on the basis of this cocktail. Based on the original recipe, but during the preparation of some ingredients are replaced by similar ones. For example, instead of the real Cuban, white or gold rum is used. Sometimes the lime is replaced with a lemon. And if you take the famous "Bacardi 151" instead of the Cuban rum and keep the other components in the same quantity, you will get a new cocktail with a completely different taste. Specialists called it the "Cuban crisis". Perhaps, if the rum will ever end in Cuba, then it is necessary to drink just such a mixture. It turns out much stronger "Cuba Libre". This is due to the fact that in "Bacardi" the alcohol content is 1.5 times more than in "Havana Club".