Contraband Cocktails by Paul Dickson

Author:Paul Dickson [Dickson, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-61219-459-2
Publisher: Melville House
Published: 2015-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

CUBA LIBRE

This drink dates to Havana around 1900, after the Spanish-American War (“Free Cuba” being the battle cry during that conflict, which began and ended in 1898 and led to Cuban independence). It was especially popular during Prohibition because of the availability of colas.

½ to 1 lime

Ice cubes

2 ounces rum, preferably gold or dark (see headnote)

½ ounce gin (optional)

Coca-Cola, chilled

2 dashes Angostura bitters

PREPARATION Squeeze the lime half or halves into a Collins glass (to yield ½ ounce juice), then drop in the spent lime half. Add 3 or 4 ice cubes. Pour in the rum and gin, if desired, then fill with the chilled Coca-Cola. Add the bitters; stir briefly to incorporate.

CULTURAL CONTEXT This drink has been known to be mixed with this line from Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca: “The only things that the United States has given to the world are skyscrapers, jazz, and cocktails. That is all. And in Cuba, in our America, they make much better cocktails.”

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