Introducing J.A.B Rocktails – Cuba Libre. 🥤Cola + 🍋 lemon – a formula so simple, it’s genius.

🍹 Instant mocktails/cocktails

🍹 Carbonated beverage

🍹 350ml (serves 2)

🍹 Enriched with Vitamin C

🍹 Contains fruit juice

🍹 Premium imported ingredients

Suggested Pairing: Enjoy this time-honoured classic with or without your favourite dark spirit!

What is the history of the Cuba Libre cocktail?

Cuba Libre (Spanish for Free Cuba) is the popular name of a cocktail that contains rum (optional), cola, and lime juice and was created in the 1890s in Havana, Cuba during the final years of Spanish rule and shortly after Cuba’s independence from Spain in 1898. The drink was actually named after the liberation of Cuba from Spain and it became very popular throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It’s also often known as an Antonio, named after Antonio Maceo, who fought against the Spanish in Cuba’s war of independence from Spain in 1895 to 1898, and adopted by Cubans as their national hero.

Recipe & ingredients to make a Cuba Libre cocktail

1. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
2. Add 3/4 of an ounce of light rum (optional), 1 teaspoon of lime juice and stir well.
3. Top off with ginger ale, stir once more and garnish with lime wedges if desired.

In his original version of the cocktail, there were no spices or sugar. In fact, it contained straight club soda as opposed to today’s common practice of adding Cola.

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How to pronounce 'Cuba Libre'?

Cubra-LEE-breh. A Cuba Libre is a simple cocktail made of white rum, cola and lime juice. It’s also called Rum and Coke or Rum Cola, depending on where you’re from. How is it pronounced? Cubra-LEE-breh…Or if you’d like to get fancy with it: KOO-brah LAY -breh. In Cuban Spanish, an L can sometimes sound like a R, so it’s not so far off from being phonetically accurate.

How to make a non-alcoholic Cuba Libre mocktail?

So, you have no desire to drink alcohol, but you love fizzy cocktails. Enter the cuba libre mocktail—it’s got all of your favorite flavors of the traditional cuban cocktail, minus any booze. Think of it as alcohol-lite because it doesn’t have any liquor in it, but is super tasty. Just add cola, squeeze in lime juice and spice (thanks to bitters) and voila! There’s your intoxicating beverage with out any of bad side effects of too much drinking
Alternatively, simply order a pack of 6 ready-to-drink J.AB Rocktails Cuba Libre right here!