Editing Rum and Coke (section)

==Recipe and variations==
[[File:Bundyrum24x6cans.JPG|thumb|Pre-mixed [[Bundaberg Rum]] & Cola, 2006]]

Recipes vary somewhat in measures and additional ingredients, but the main ingredients are always rum and cola.{{sfn|Curtis|2009|p=201}} The [[International Bartenders Association]] recipe calls for 5 [[centiliter]]s of light rum, 12&nbsp;cl of cola, and 1&nbsp;cl of fresh lime juice on ice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iba-world.com/cocktails/cuba-libre/|title=Cuba Libre |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=iba-world.com |publisher=International Bartenders Association|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> However, any amount and proportion of rum and cola may be used. Additionally, while light rum is traditional, [[dark rum]]s and other varieties are also common.{{sfn|Curtis|2009|pp=200–201}}

Coca-Cola is the conventional cola in the drink, to the point that customers rarely order anything else. This dates back to the origin of the drink in Cuba and was solidified in the 1920s when Coca-Cola emerged as the primary cola brand following the bankruptcy of [[Pepsi]] and [[Chero-Cola]], and therefore the preferred cola mixer in alcoholic drinks. Pepsi's later attempts to enter the cocktail market were unsuccessful, especially after the song "Rum and Coca-Cola" solidified the association in the public imagination.<ref name=Ross>{{cite web |url= https://vinepair.com/articles/coca-cola-cocktail-history/|title= Rum & Pepsi? How Coca-Cola Won the Cocktail Wars |last= Ross |first= Winston |date= 11 January 2018|website= VinePair |access-date= 5 February 2021}}</ref>

Nonetheless, different colas are sometimes used. In Cuba, as Coca-Cola has not been imported since the [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. embargo of 1960]], the domestic [[TuKola]] is used in Cuba libres.<ref name=Wondrich/>{{sfn|Kurlansky|2017|pp=120–121}}<ref name=Imbibe>{{cite web |url=http://imbibemagazine.com/history-lesson-cuba-libre-cocktail/|title=History Lesson: The Cuba Libre Cocktail |last=Clarke |first=Paul |date=26 November 2016 |website=[[Imbibe]] |access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> Other common variants call for [[Mexican Coke]] (which uses cane sugar instead of [[high-fructose corn syrup]]), [[Moxie]],<ref name=Patterson>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drink/2013/08/rum_and_coke_history_recipes_variations_plus_moxie_cocktails_and_pdt_s_cinema.html|title=The Rum and Coke |last=Patterson|first=Troy |date=30 August 2013|website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref> [[Diet Coke]] (the Cuba Lite or rum and Diet) and [[Dr. Pepper]] (the Captain and Pepper, featuring [[Captain Morgan]] spiced rum).<ref name=Ross/>

Lime is traditionally included in the drink, though it is often left out, especially when the order is for just "rum and Coke".{{sfn|Curtis|2009|p=201}}<ref name=Imbibe/> Some early recipes called for lime juice to be mixed in; others included lime only as a garnish. Other early recipes called for additional ingredients such as [[gin]] and [[bitters]].{{sfn|Curtis|2009|p=201}} Some sources consider lime essential for a drink to be a true Cuba libre, which they distinguish from a mere rum and Coke.<ref name=Imbibe/> However, lime is frequently included even in orders for "rum and Coke".{{sfn|Betancourt|2007|p=177}}

When aged [[añejo (rum)|añejo]] rum is used, the drink is sometimes called a ''Cubata'',{{sfn|Brown|Miller|2009|p=150}} a name also used informally in Spain for any Cuba libre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dle.rae.es/srv/search?m=30&w=cubata |title=Cubata |website=Diccionario de la lengua española |date=12 September 2018 |access-date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912165836/http://dle.rae.es/srv/search?m=30&w=cubata |url-status=dead}}</ref> Some modern recipes inspired by older ones include additional ingredients such as bitters. More elaborate variants with further ingredients include the cinema highball, which uses rum infused with buttered popcorn and mixed with cola.<ref name=Patterson/> Another is the Mandeville cocktail, which includes light and dark rum, cola, and citrus juice along with [[Pernod]] [[absinthe]] and [[grenadine]].{{sfn|Kingwell|2007|p=160}}