Best Rum for Cuba Libre?


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RonnyDC 🇦🇹 | 12 ratings Author Posted 27 Nov '20

Hi there. Besides enjoying sipping rum I like Cuba Libre. My most favourite rums for that are the Plantation Pineapple and the Captain Morgan's Private Stock. So I'm looking for new inspirations. What's your favourite Rum for Cuba Libre?
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Pirate 🇬🇷 | 30 ratings Replied 27 Nov '20

I used dark rum for "Cubata", the Cuba libre variation with the twist of using dark rum. My Sadler's Peaky Blinders Black Spiced, seem to match perfectly with it, or with cola only. If you squeeze the lime parts in your glass, make sure to press the zests and leave them laying inside your glass; pour 50 ml rum, add double that coke (the good old 1:2, or if you want the modern 1:3 alcohol <-> cola dosage) and add ice cubes until the glass' full. But if you are not a fan of dark rums and/or spiced ones, just wait for somebody else's reply. I myself loved this product in that coctail, though.
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kudzey 🇵🇱 | 38 ratings Replied 27 Nov '20

I usually drink double Cuba Libre (80 ml rum) with a whole lime muddled (which means the proportions are rather like in Long Island Iced Tea). Havana Club 3yo works best but I also like Diplomatico Claro and Brugal Blanco.
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vomi1011 🇩🇪 | 402 ratings Replied 27 Nov '20

I heared that Pampero Anniversario is great for Cuba libre. There was a tasting in Germany with Falk Redlich, a taster from Rum&Co. Maybe you can translate this site. https://www.rumundco.de/magazin/battle-summer-special/ Pampero won this tasting, second best was Santiago de Cuba Anejo.
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Rene Rum (PREMIUM) 🇨🇭 | 547 ratings Replied 27 Nov '20

Started to mix Cuba libre with Havana Club Anejo Reserva. Now I love it with Plantation O.F.T.D., oh yes Ronny, delicious with the Plantation Pineapple. Tried once with Don Papa (no way to drink this rum neat) and the result: A really fancy Coke.
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Pirate 🇬🇷 | 30 ratings Replied 27 Nov '20

Professional Recipe: Ingredients 50ml Flor De Cana White Rum 2 Lime Wedges Coca cola to top up Method: Building Glass: Collins Garnish: Lime Wedge Ice: Cubes Squeeze one lime wedge in your glass, drop everything inside. Add the rum, then abundant ice cubes and last, cola. Sir "stingy the professional", forgot to mention the ratio of rum to cola, but i made certain to present both typical choices above. And he said absolutely nothing on pressing the zests vigorously, before adding the rest on top of them. Let alone, two lime wedges thrown in spice things up better, anyway.
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RonnyDC 🇦🇹 | 12 ratings Author Replied 28 Nov '20