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 Sea Breeze.
Head to head
Cuba Libre and Sea Breeze side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Cuba Libre has white rum, cola and lime juice, the Sea Breeze vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice. In parts, a Cuba Libre is 1 rum, 2½ cola and ¼ lime; a Sea Breeze is 1 vodka, 3 cranberry and ¾ grapefruit. By volume, the Cuba Libre is 67% mixer and juice, 28% spirit and 5% citrus; the Sea Breeze is 63% mixer and juice, 21% spirit and 16% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Cuba Libre is the stronger drink in the glass (10.1% ABV against 7.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.13 standard drinks against 0.90). Calories are close (about 165 and 170), but the Sea Breeze has more sugar (18.1 g against 12.5 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
The ratio · 1 : 2½ : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Sea Breeze.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
The ratio · 1 : 3 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Cuba Libre.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Cuba Libre vs.
Sea Breeze vs.