Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM <br />Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site!<br />This spin on the Cuba Libre is one that can open the minds of your friends who don't drink cocktails -- except for Rum & Coke or Jack & Coke. The original goes back to just after the 1898 Spanish-American War in Cuba. U.S. soldiers stuck around and brought Coca-Cola with them, adding it to the typical rum and lime. Flash forward to the '90s: Paul Harrington is working the bar at Townhouse up in Emeryville. He gets with two people from Wired magazine to launch a cocktail section on their web site (now long gone) that helps spur the current cocktail renaissance. His tweak to this tired old drink, suggested by a Venezuelan customer: Add a hit of gin and Angostura, cut back on the Coke -- suddenly the high-school drink is all growed up.<br /><br />For the full recipe and instructions, watch this video on Small Screen: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/730/home_bar_basics_cuba_libre/<br /><br />Buy great cocktail and bartending tools at http://www.kegworks.com<br /><br />Grab a copy of Home Bar Basics: http://www.storenvy.com/products/255130-home-bar-basics-and-not-so-basics<br /><br />Recipe:<br />1 1/2 oz light rum<br />1/2 oz London Dry gin<br />3/4 oz lime juice<br />2 dashes Angostura bitters<br />3 oz Coca-Cola<br />Measure accurately with the Double Cocktail Jigger from Kegworks.com.<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Shake first four ingredients with ice.<br />Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.<br />Top with cola.Stir to blend.<br />Garnish with a lime wedge and serve with straws.
