A highball of white rum and cola brightened by a squeeze of fresh lime, the Rum & Coke is among the most-ordered drinks on earth — equal parts effortless and effervescent. Its lime-bearing form, the Cuba Libre, traces to Havana around 1900, when newly arrived Coca-Cola met Cuban rum amid the independence-era toast "¡Por Cuba libre!" The origin is more legend than ledger: a famous 1900 account comes from a Bacardi executive and is widely doubted, with a rival claim crediting El Floridita in 1902.
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Built · Highball · Cubed
build
Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
add
Pour the white rum and fresh lime juice over the ice.
top
Top with cola.
stir
Give a brief, gentle stir to combine without knocking out the carbonation.
garnish
Garnish with a lime wedge.