Cuba Libre
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
- Strength
- 10.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.13
- Calories
- 165
- Sugar
- 12.5 g
- 1¾ ozWhite rum50 ml
- 4 ozCola120 ml
- 2 tspLime juice10 ml
The ratio · 1 : 2½ : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Daiquiri.
Head to head
Cuba Libre and Daiquiri side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
White rum and lime in both. The Daiquiri sweetens them with sugar and is shaken and served up; the Cuba Libre lengthens them with cola over ice, for a bigger, lower-strength drink.
By the numbers
The Cuba Libre uses cola where the Daiquiri uses sugar; both have white rum and lime juice. In parts, a Cuba Libre is 1 rum, 2½ cola and ¼ lime; a Daiquiri is 3 rum, 1 lime and ¾ sugar. By volume, the Cuba Libre is 67% mixer and juice, 28% spirit and 5% citrus; the Daiquiri is 65% spirit, 21% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar.
The Daiquiri is the stronger drink in the glass (16.6% ABV against 10.1%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.13). Calories are close (about 165 and 169), but the Cuba Libre has more sugar (12.5 g against 8.3 g). The Cuba Libre is built and served in a highball; the Daiquiri is shaken and served in a coupe.
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
The ratio · 1 : 2½ : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Daiquiri.
Sours · Rum
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Cuba Libre.
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Cuba Libre vs.
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