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Related: About this forumCuba Libre recipe!
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3080.htmlThinking of trying this now, even tho I don't drink rum or coke, but seems appropriate now. May even consider a trip there!!!
cbayer
(146,218 posts)The coke in other parts of the world is often made with cane syrup instead of HFCS, and there seems to be a big difference.
I have always wanted to visit Cuban and I hope that can happen very soon and very easily.
elleng
(130,973 posts)Its the lime juice in the recipe that strikes my fancy, actually.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)I went through a lot of rum. It can be made with Pepsi, but it's not the same. I think I even made some with RC Cola out of desperation.
By the way, for those looking for a better Coke - my husband brought home a six pack of "Coca Cola Life." The ones he bought are in 8 ounce glass bottles with green labels and caps. They are sweetened with cane sugar and Stevia - 60 calories per bottle.
He bought them as much to add to his bottle collection as to try the taste - but they've been here two weeks and he hasn't opened one. If he doesn't open them, they will be in his collection forever that way since I no longer drink sodas.
elleng
(130,973 posts)unless at a social event and ginger ale is available, and I only occasionally drink alcoholic anything, wine with dinner, so if I do this it will be a truly unique experience!
csziggy
(34,136 posts)At least that is my memory - though it has been more decades than I'd like to count since I've had a Cuba Libre.
I stopped drinking after doing all too much of it one summer and didn't have anything alcoholic for about five years. At a wedding reception I got a drink - probably a Cuba Libre - and had a reaction that was almost like an allergic response. Since then I haven't had enough alcohol to do more than dampen my tongue. It no longer tastes at all good to me and the side effects are too unpleasant.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)but i just can't really do liquor anymore.
elleng
(130,973 posts)bif
(22,720 posts)Do go if you get a chance. Wonderful place and friendly people.