Cuba Pintada

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (15 ratings)

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 oz Cola (e.g. Coca-Cola or Pepsi)
3 12 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lime wedge

How to make:

POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass, briefly STIR and serve.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

The name of this popular Cuban drink literally means 'stained Cuba' and there is just enough cola in this rum and soda to stain the drink brown.

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Variant:

Cuba Campechana - rum with half soda and half cola; Cuba Libre - rum, cola and a dash of lime juice.

History:

A Cuba Libre variation.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cuba Pintada contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 9.69% alc./vol. (9.69° proof)
  • 18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Monkey Beng’s Avatar Monkey Beng
7th April 2024 at 17:52
Flat. That's the word. Taste of water. Just a way to spoiled/ruin some Havana Club.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
19th June 2021 at 19:24
Found this a little flat in flavour. After trying it, decided to put a dash of Pimento Dram (as I make by Cuba Libra with spiced rum), but that made it a little better taking it from an ok to an OK. Not sure, but thinks it is missing something.