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Another drink that proves that you don´t have to fiddle with a lot of ingridients and fancy procedures to make a stellar drink. Be very picky with the choice of honey for your honey syryp - and everything will turn out just fine. Or better than fine. This i tastier than the ordinary daiquiri. And i still love daiquiris.
Honey is really what makes or break the cocktail. Perhaps even more crucial than the rum choice.
From all the research I have done, I have never, ever, seen a Cuba Libre recipe which calls for Angostura, and generally, the proportions for rum to coke are more towards 1:3 (according to the International Bartender's Association, it's 5cl rum and 12cl coke) but of course, this is a matter of preference. Also, there is no muddling in a cuba libre, you just add 1cl of lime juice.
Now, I don't know who adds these recipes, but why is Angostura listed?
Yes, the classic recipe calls for just "Rum, Cola and Lime". But a single dash of Angostura bitters adds a much welcome layer of complexity to it if using light rum. Though I don't find it particularly necessary if using Havana Club Especial or Bacardi 4 años for example.
