Elevated Cuba Libre

Cola is the disguise, rum is the statement.

Spirit: RumDifficulty: Easycolacitrusbold

Ingredients

45ml Elevated Rum
10ml fresh lime juice
120-150ml cola (well chilled)
Ice
Garnish: lime wheel (optional)

Glass

Highball

Method

01Build in glass over cubed ice.
02Add rum and lime. Top with cola.
03Stir gently 5 seconds.

Service Notes

Glass: Highball
Served: Over ice
Yield: ~180ml
Batch: Build to order

The Story

Cuba Libre is widely linked to Havana around 1900, when rum and cola were raised as a toast to "free Cuba" after the Spanish American War. The modern problem is that it is usually just sweetness and fizz. Elevated Rum fixes that. Fresh cane notes cut through the cola, molasses warmth holds the centre, and the finish stays cleaner and drier. Same legend, less noise, more authority.