You’ll always have a guest or friend who wants one. Every gathering always has the Rum and Coke guy. He’s usually mustached, wears a dark leather jacket and hangs out near the curtains of your sliding-glass door. If the drinker’s a gal, she’ll have blonde, curly hair and will know 90% of your other guests personally by 12:30. I stopped fighting the Rum and Coke people and learned to love them. So they’re not very adventurous, who cares? The world needs soda-for-life drinkers too. I embrace their love of cola, and channeled that energy into making them the best damn Cuba Libre….okay, Rum and Coke I can.

Here we go-

• 2 ounces Gold Rum
• Icy Coca-Cola
• ½ Lime

Half fill a tall, hi-ball glass with cracked ice. Add rum and squeeze the lime half over the ice and drop her right on in. Fill with the cola and stir. Don’t forget the straw.

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