The Cuba Libre (Rum & Cola) from "Cocktail"
The movie "Cocktail" from 1988 showed what happens when you put Tom Cruise's manic energy behind the bar of a TGI Fridays. Before he mastered his sick flare bartending moves, he got stumped by the Cuba Libre. Let's learn the original recipe and then a next-level rum & cola.
Cuba Libre
- 2oz (60ml) of light rum
- .5oz (15ml) of fresh lime juice
- 4oz (120ml) of cola
- Add all ingredients to a collins glass with ice
- Stir to mix all ingredients
- Garnish with a lime wedge and drop in a straw
Enhanced Rum & Cola
- 1oz (30ml) of light rum
- .75oz (22.5ml) of cola syrup
- Simmer cola in saucepan until it is reduced to 1/6 volume
- Or purchase some cola syrup
- 1 barspoon of fernet
- 4oz (120ml) of sparkling wine
- 1 dash of angostura bitters
- 1 lemon
- Add all ingredients except sparkling wine to a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube
- Stir in the glass while topping with champagne
- Express the lemon oils over the top
- Enjoy!
Recipe inspired by the rum & cola at Blacktail NYC
