NO. 027 · A CLASSIC HOUSE SPEC
Cuba Libre
The familiar, elevated by a fresh squeeze and a little intention.
- The glass
- Highball glass
- The method
- Built
- With ingredients ready
- 3 min · Easy
Our house measures and instructions. No tasting by The Drink Place has been recorded.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- Ingredient reference: International Bartenders Association. Our house measures may differ.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out highball glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Bar spoon
- Citrus juicer
- Paring knife and board
- Kitchen scale
- Squeeze the citrus and measure its juice before you start. Keep the listed garnish aside.
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 50 ml
- 15 ml
- 120 ml
- 1
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Prepare your glass
Set out a clean highball glass for each serving. Add 120 g of fresh cubed ice to each glass just before pouring.
Measure into the glass
Pour one serving of the measured still ingredients into each glass over the fresh ice.
Finish gently
Add the measured chilled cola and stir once gently.
The finishing touch
Add the measured garnish and serve immediately.
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