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I appreciate your use of phrase "for my pallette." Certainly enjoy viewing your tastings. At present, my evolving preference is also for a Myers dark or an overproof, like Wray and Nephews when adding to Coke/lime.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Cheers Raymond! And yeah, only a foolish person would proclaim "this is how it should be drunk". We've all got different palates... alls i'm doing is helping people not to feel bad that perhaps they don't like a Cuba Libre!

This video was quite insightful. Over here in Mexico, a "Cuba" (short for Cuba Libre) IS a rum & Coke -to be even more precise, it's quite often Bacardi Carta Blanca & Coke, at times cut with some fizzy water. It is as common to us as a Jack & Coke in the States, if not more, and quite the obstacle when I try to use the original Cuba Libre recipe vs. rum & Coke to explain what I perceive as a difference in cocktails and highballs (not a discussion I wish to elaborate on, simply a matter of perspective: to me a drink where you simply say the ingredients isn't a cocktail), since almost never do people drink or enjoy their "Cuba" with lime -even when they believe the Coke to be overwhelming and have to cut it as previously mentioned. Maybe the secret is initially presenting a variety of rums. Fantastic work on a topic I'd not expect to provide a whole video worth of content! Cheers, Steve.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Cheers for watching Alfonso! And the comment. Really eye opening video!

I immediately had two thoughts: 1. If you don't measure your lime juice, you have no idea if you'd like it with a little more or less because... you have no accurate way to measure how much you've added. 2. This is actually a VERY accurate "real world test" because inaccurately measuring your lime juice is what most people are doing to do. Most people don't have time for all the BS that cocktail nerds like myself get off on and they just want a nice drink without too much fuss. I apologize for my initial stuffy "you're doing it wrong" attitude. Great video, keep up the good work! PS, I live in SUPER liberal Washington State USA (liquor taxes here are absolutely insane!) and I envy not only your rum collection but the prices you pay for so many rums. Cheers 🥂

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Hahaha...I got all defensive reading the first line, but i'll let you off! I do love an Egotender battle, cos i destroy them! 😇😂 Cheers for watching anyway. So in Washington State... amuse me, cos this is the biggy I use to compare, whats your price of El Dorado 12yo. UK is circa £36/£37 ($44 US or $58 Canadian).... but i've often seen people in the US and Canada say they can get it for $30 US & even at times $30 in Canada!!! thats like £22 in UK...nearly half our price!!!

loved your take on the humble rum and coke

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Cheers Windy! I can smell a Pepsi vs Coke thing coming next...

I always add lime and a couple dashes of Angostura bitters, as well.

Steve, I have found with Cheaper Rums i perfer a Cuba Libre.With the more expensive Rum,Eldo 12 for example,I perfer the Rum and Coke.btw the El Do 12 is $35 for a 750ml here in Arizona.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Your ED is soooo cheap!!! It's nearly half the price! Cheers for watching mate

Another great video, Steve. I SO love lime in my Coke Zero and in my non-Cuba Cuba Libre that I ordered a box of 500 True Lime packets (which are really pretty good) to keep from having to buy dozens of limes every other day. (Please don’t kick me off your channel for the sacrilege.)

@StevetheBarmanUK

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I have no idea what "True Lime Packets" are...so on that basis, you're safe...for now... 😂

@gilbatzri

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Dozens?🤣I make tropican cocktails and the only time I use dozens is when I am tending my happy hour, I buy limes a dozen or so at a time, nd that lasts for a week unless we hit it hard, it's 1 per cocktail, unless they are miserable midget limes.

I like my Cuba Libre with light Cuban rum and lime. Just my preference. With aged rums I'd rather drink it neat or in a cocktail.

That pusser's spiced is intriguing, we don't get that in the states as of yet, particularly not in the high proof. The chairman's spiced is pretty rare here. The spiced I am currently most fond of is the Don Q, but that is just as a spiced rum, I don't drink a lot of RnC speaking generally, much more Ginger Ale/Beer and the fairly dry fevertrees are my favorite. The Don Q Oak Barrel is definitely a drier lighter spiced rum than a lot, you might enjoy it if it is in the UK.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Cheers Gil. Cheers for watching. Chairmans Gunpowder Spiced is a UK only product, so you won’t have that, unless someone’s brought back a few stray bottles from the UK. They used to have a Global 40% (80 proof) Spiced, but that’s long gone. Also, just a point. It’s great to have you here and commenting…and sharing knowledge. I’ve seen a few of your other replies over the last few days. But Don’t automatically assume you are correct with everything you say. You’ll have an opinion, but it may not be a universally shared opinion. We’ve trained a fair few Rum Geeks to see the wider picture in Rum. Cos that’s a problem that many Rum Lovers have. They’re totally blinkered and don’t understand what the “global Rum market” is doing. So while I do massively appreciate your opinions, please do not put others down. This is my community and if I have to delete and block (which I’ve done many times) I will do. But I’d rather have you here sharing knowledge, but being friendly and listening to other opinions. You just have to realise while your 300+ Rum collection may sound cool, i’m actually more impressed by the people just starting out and willing to try new stuff. Cheers 👍

Myers and Coke was my thing in college many years ago. No one else liked it, I don't think I would add lime to it. Now I need to try it. I do add a little lime to Flor de Cana 4 year and other dry white rums.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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I found this all so fascinating!

@gilbatzri

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My dive bar highball is a Myers's dark and Ginger, I don't do cola because of the caffeine. Myers's is pretty rank now, but if you ever get a chance to try some from the early 80s it is insanely good. Completely different rum.

Crown Royal and lime with Coke are amazing, try that Steve (betting you already have). That's standard Crown, but Crown Royal _Black_ is spectacular as well. Can you get Black and all the other CR varieties in the UK?

I like charanda rhum. It's funky flavor of cane juice is pretty delicious. Lime doesn't over power it.

Cool video Steve! This drink is my go to in the summer for years now. i just like how classy and simple it is plus refreshing and easy to pull. Well, my arsenal of Rum knowledge and experience is nothing compared to yours, but i drink it steady with dark negrita. It is a cheap bottle but do try it if you havn't already, and let me know if you liked it. Perhaps will give you a slightly different perspective. Cheers Dean

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Cheers Dean. Don't think we get Negrita over here in the UK. It's the Martinique Rhum (Agricole) if i'm not mistaken?! hadn't thought of an Agricole style with Coke, will have to try that.

@deanlaudon5563

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@@StevetheBarmanUK Yes, i have a feeling you will like it In Israel is a fairly cheap bottle but could be cheaper.. Nowdays everything could be cheaper! I wonder if the agricole with it was for your likening. can't beat dark Rhum and coke with Lemon. I think that's why the El Dorado took you by surprise this much.. But i do not think that you will get the same effect with the 15 years offcourse

@deanlaudon5563

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@@StevetheBarmanUK Btw question, i have a serious ibs with bad symptoms of reflux, and Alc. is the worst for this (Naturally) so i have to avoid it as much as possible unfortunatly. Do you have an advise for me to keep it under good control, or how to balance the drink with a certain food or what not to reduce stomach Acids? It is really making my life miserable. Thanks Dean

STEVE!!!! Great video!!! DUMB QUESTION OF THE DAY: What ratio do you use for your Rum and Cokes??? I'm still surprised no one drinks Rum and Orange juice anymore...

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Firstly, Rum & Orange was never a thing! epsesh in the UK. Rum and Coke Ratio for me, probs 1:3, even 1:4. I've said it a lot recently, I don't like Strong Rum and Coke. I like it easy going. if I want a strong drink, I drink neat Rum.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I play naughty!!!! (Now back to the video)

Ad Turbinado sugar there's your Carmel taste it will take the edge off of the bitterness no line necessary

Kōloa Rum for the win

Its super hard to get actual Cuban rum in the United States. We REALLY did not like castro and had super strict import laws preventing a lot of stuff coming to us from cuba.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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I know. You miss out on some great Rums 😥

"Bacardi, diet with a lime please" My go to drink.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Thats a decent staple Jason. Cheers for Watching.

Lime makes everything taste better

Appleton 12 with (mexican) coke and lime is truly the nectar of the gods.

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Need to get me some of the Mexican Cola stuff!

@hughjaynus8569

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@@StevetheBarmanUK it's good stuff!

@danielmayo9818

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"Mexican Coke" is the same thing as UK Coke, both are made with cane sugar. It's just in the US they use high fructose corn syrup instead.

ED12 makes a banging "cuba libre" IMO! I wanted to suggest you try it while watching, so glad you did! And the sneaky title got me :P I think the lime is nice in both the lighter and the heavier rums, but if the ED12 was more affordable it would easily be my goto bottle for cuba libre. Bumping Chairman's reserve up on my list too, both the spiced and the white, that I noticed we might actually have the 43% version of, if the information is correct Appreciate this video and the shout =)

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Thanks for the question mate! What i thought would be an obvious answer, turned out to be the most enlightening video i've made recently!

It ain't a cubralibre unless the rum is from Cubra! LOL

I 100% prefer rum and cokes with no lime, Gingerbeer/Ale and rum is where I use lime definitely a better combo in my opinion

@StevetheBarmanUK

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100% with you there! Ginger + Lime is a winner!

@12something170

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@@StevetheBarmanUK A video like this but for rum and ginger would be interesting!

I have to admit, I do love a little lime in mine.... Rum and Cokes are just too bland for me.

Ron Zacapa 23. Lavish. Diet pepsi. NOT coke! In fact, the type of 'coke' is just as important! 👍

@StevetheBarmanUK

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I think i can smell a Coke Video coming up.... I'm really not a "Diet" fan. Hate them. But the Max/Zeros are great. But i can see a good taste off coming....

@kevanashy

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@@StevetheBarmanUK Steve, i bow down to your superior knowledge mate. But trust me, diet pepsi is King of Coke! It lets the taste of spirits just come through in my humble opinion. 👍

I think you're using too much lime? I make it with 1.5oz rum, 6oz coke, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and I've tried it with and without the lime juice and I much prefer it with the lime. Your mixture looks smaller in volume but getting a similar amount of lime juice. I've tested with Plantation Three Star and Flor de Cana 4 extra dry, not a lot of rums, and not Cuban rum, but yeah, I much prefer with just a little bit of lime juice than without

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Maybe... but a wedge is only going to be circa 5ml anyway. If you say 1 lime gives you 15-20ml on average (unless i get a really juicy one which will be close to 25ml) but 1 wedge is 1/6th of a lime. So if i get say 25ml max, then you're actually talking less than 5ml from a Wedge. And a Teaspoon would be 5ml.

@alaharon1233

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@@StevetheBarmanUK yeah you're right, my bad. Different tastes it is

Neither of these are a "Cuba Libre". Once you move to "golden rum" it becomes a "Cubanita"!

@StevetheBarmanUK

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Wow, that’s bizarre. Not sure where you are, but to most of the World, the Cubanita is the Rum version of the Bloody Mary. Aka Rum & Tomato Juice. I mean even Havana market there Cuba Libre as the Havana Especial.