The standard recipe calls for a 2:1 ratio of coke to rum, and two wedges of lime. In any case, the Cuba Libre is still a popular cocktail today, more than a century later. ![]() ![]() Who knows if the legend is true, but every good cocktail needs a creation myth. Legend has it that Captain Russell of the United States Army Signal Corps ordered Coca-Cola and Bacardi Rum (then made in Cuba) at a bar in Santiago de Cuba while celebrating Cuban independence, mixed the two items together with wedges of lime, and made a toast with the words "Por Cubra Libre!" Thus was the Cuba Libre cocktail born. ![]() Furthermore, there was now an American military presence in the country, which meant that Cuba was now receiving imports of Coca-Cola.
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