Cuba Libre VS Rum&Coke

I discovered something recently and I feel really silly. I used to think that the Cuba Libre cocktail was just a Rum and Coke with a fancier name. They even have the same Wikipedia entry. Well, not quite. There is a difference: the Cuba Libre has to have lime in it, from what I understand either a slice or a bit of its juice. So a Rum and Coke is not a full on Cuba Libre, in fact it is the Coba Libre's poorer brother. I feel like such a Philistine. I seldom order cocktails, last time I ordered a Rum and Coke was in 2018. Probably because there was no beer I liked at the pub. So anyway, next time I will make sure I order the right thing and say a Cuba Libre.

Cuba Libre!

Yesterday, we went into a pub that was more like a club/bar, so it had little to know interesting beers, only lagers. After quickly drinking half a pint of some tasteless Spanish beer, it struck me that I might as well have a proper cocktail, something that would be suitable for a hot summer day. So I went for a Cuba Libre. I know it as a Rum and Coke, but I prefer its more exotic and evocative name. I cannot remember the last time I had one, if I ever did have one. It was not even listed among the choice of cocktails in the bar menu, so the barman gave me a price on the spot (five pounds, the others were all between seven and eight). I only asked for one shot of rum, but I think he poured a bit more. What to think of this Rum and Coke? It tasted like a diluted, boozed up Coca Cola. The taste is all right, nothing outstanding, but it is very refreshing. this one was anyway. I might add it to my list of summer drinks.

Rum and Coca Cola

I found this song four years ago on YouTube, out of total chance, because I had listened to Underneath the Mango Tree. I was looking for summery songs to listen to, I wonder why I did not upload it then. But it feels and looks like summer now, so I have decided to upload it. Of course I have heard of Rum and Coke, or Cuba Libre as it appears to be properly called, before, but I don't think I ever tried that cocktail. Last time I remember having rum was in a cheese fondue, in lieu of kirsch, which I could not find. I rarely have cocktails and spirits anyway, I find them too treacherous. But I love to listen to Rum and Coca Cola on a hot summer day. I often listen to it drinking a Coca Cola, without the rum. I don't even know why I love it. The most famous interpretation is by the Andrews Sisters it seems, so it is this one I uploaded here.