Served pintada, divorciada or quemada, Mexico City has its own relationship to the Cuban classic. Learn more about the Cuba Libre: (via punch_drink)
, using the “rum and cola” template modified by the conventions of each metropolis and its denizens.
“I drink it all of the time,” says José Luis Leon, bar manager and partner at Licorería Limantour, ranked on The World’s 50 Best Bars list, “to keep the party going.” Limantour currently serves a clear, clarified version of a Cuba Libre, though, Leon explains: “While it’s a worthwhile exercise playing with such a simple recipe, at its root, it is a democratic drink.
For such a straightforward cocktail, idiosyncrasies abound. To cut the sugar, drinkers in Mexico will ask for their Cubaor “painted,” which counters the sweetness of the Coke with a splash of soda water. Take it even further and you have a, a term that references the state of Campeche and is pirate slang used to describe various liquids mixed into a drink; it has since been extended to describe people, tacos, seafood, etc.
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