Cuba Libre
The Cuba Libre is an IBA Contemporary Classic: 3 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a highball. That makes 207 ml in the glass: a long drink.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassHighball
In the glass207 ml
Strength9.7%
Ingredients
- 50 mlwhite rum
- 120 mlcola
- 10 mlfresh lime juice
Method
- Build all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice.
Garnish: Garnish with lime wedge.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Sweetness shows without covering: it comes from cola, with 0.6 out of 10 of bitterness holding it back.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 50th of 186, and it comes from cola.
- light → strong
- Just 9.7% in the glass: lighter than 66% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on rum.
Five that come close
- EstesBuilt on tequila and with reposado tequila in place of cola.
- Russian Spring PunchBuilt on vino and with sparkling wine in place of cola.
- Tequila SunriseBuilt on tequila and with fresh orange juice in place of cola.
- RossiniBuilt on vino and with prosecco in place of cola.
- Whisky ColaBuilt on whisky and with scotch whisky in place of white rum.
Every drink near the Cuba Libre on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026