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.

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EQUIPMENT

1. Barspoon
2. Collins glass
3. Double old fashioned glass
4. Angled measuring jigger 
   • Version using ml measurements
5. Citrus juice squeezer
6. Citrus peeler
7. Paper straws

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Cuba Libre

• 2oz (60ml) of light rum
• .5oz (15ml) of fresh lime juice
• 4oz (120ml) of cola

1. Add all ingredients to a collins glass with ice
2. Stir to mix all ingredients
3. Garnish with a lime wedge and drop in a straw

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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

1. Add all ingredients except sparkling wine to a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube
2. Stir in the glass while topping with champagne
3. Express the lemon oils over the top
4. Enjoy!

Recipe inspired by the rum & cola at Blacktail NYC