Cuba libre
Noun
Meaning
Cuba libre (plural Cuba libres)
A rum and cola cocktail.
Examples
At the time many poems and songs were written in the United States to express support of the "Cuba Libre" movement. citation President McKinley, well aware of the political complexity surrounding the conflict, wanted to end the revolt peacefully.
Compared to a normal Cuba Libre, it uses a higher proof rum, such as Bacardi 151 (75.5%).
However, after 1998, it began to describe the drink as Cuba Libre – literally translated as "Free Cuba", which is the original name of the drink and what it is mostly called in Latin America.
However, the combination of light rum, brown sugar and cola is commonly ordered at cocktail bars as a Cuba Libre.
In some restaurants and bars the name Cuba Libre is used to emphasize that the rum used is of Cuban origin.
This was the favorite of all the rum cocktails (besides Cuba Libre and mojitos).