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How Is Cuba Libre Cocktail Linked To A Nation's Independence? 

By Jasmine Kaur

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The Cuban cocktail is a delicious concoction that is said to have been created after the arrival of Americans in Cuba. 

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What’s In The  Name? 

The name Cuba Libre refers to Free Cuba in the native language. It was at a bar that Captain Russell coined the term to describe the cocktail.

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Roots Of the Drink

It is said that the cocktail is associated with the War of Independence of 1898. This is the time when Americans brought Coca Cola to the country with Colonel Rossevelt. 

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Coming Together of Cuba Libre 

It was at an American bar in Havana that Captain Russell asked for Barcadi rum with Coca Cola and then the soldiers demanded it too. To this, he shouted Cuba Libre and it got its name. 

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Ingredients

• 2 parts Bacardi Rum • 4 parts Coca-Cola • 2 lime wedges • Ice cubes

Rum and Cola Cuba Libre with Lime and Ice

Method

Fill a highball glass with cubed ice. Squeeze and drop a fresh lime wedge into the glass. Pour in Bacardi Rum and top with chilled Coca-Cola. Stir gently.

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