![]() ![]() The drink’s origin goes back to the Spanish-American War when American soldiers were in Cuba in order to “liberate” the country from Spanish colonization. The Cuba Libre on the Rum and Coke has a minor change of adding lime and lime juice. The iteration was made with maraschino cherry liqueur, and you can still buy one today at the Old Havana restaurant. ![]() The Daiquiri achieved worldwide popularity in the 1950s while serving visitors at the El Floridita bar in Havana. There are countless variations in the simple mix of rum, sugar, lime and white rum (including banana flavouring, a common variation). The Daiquiri may have been named after a beach (near Santiago, Cuba). The famous writer who lived in Cuba as well as Key West, Ernest Hemingway, helped make the drink popular by writing about his days consuming mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio bar in Havana, which still serves the drink to visitors today. Source: Unsplash The Mojito (Cuba)Ĭuba is the mojito’s undisputed birthplace, and the mixture of gin, limes, sugar, sparkling water and spearmint may date back to the earliest days of Caribbean gin manufacturing. Given the high official reputation of the cocktail in Puerto Rico, the Pina Colada may possibly have been invented in the neighbouring country of Cuba, but both the San Juan restaurant Caribe Hilton and Barrachina are said to be the birthplace of the cocktail. The smoother frozen variety, which tends to favour the coconut flavour over the pineapple, is known to most people. Perhaps the most famous Caribbean cocktail on the planet, Puerto Rico’s national drink is traditionally served on the rocks, with a strong pineapple flavour. But typical Barbados mixing instructions call for “One of Sour, Two of Nice, Three of Solid, and Four of Heavy.” Planter’s Punch is a combination of Jamaican rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, and grenadine with the Bajan variation containing a splash of Angostura bitters and nutmeg. There are as many rum punches as islands in the Caribbean (or fish in the sea). Rum Punch: Planter’s Punch (Jamaica) and Bajan Punch (Barbados)Ĭaribbean Rum Punch began in the mid-17th century as a Caribbean rum hybrid and a five-ingredient alcoholic “punch” brought in from India by British sailors. It is named after the popular style, close to calypso, of drum-oriented Bahamian music. The Goombay Smash is the Bahamas’ national cocktail, produced by Blue Bee Bar’s creator Miss Emily. The Goombay Smash (Bahamas)īorn in the humble Blue Bee Bar on Great Turtle Cay in the Bahamas’ Out Islands, this potent libation has four types of rum in it. The Bahama Mama is more complicated than it seems, with a combination of dark and high-proof white rum, and other ingredients like coffee or coconut liqueur, ginger, and pineapple juice. Not much is known about the Bahama Mama’s roots, but it’s possible that this rum cocktail was created during the heyday of the Bahamas as a smuggling centre. ![]() These libations, cooked with local ingredients and spirits, are not only refreshing drinks but also highlight the history and culture of these islands. Yet no Caribbean island is similar and the same concept refers to their signature cocktails. When one talks of the Caribbean, white sandy shores, turquoise waters and tasty tropical beverages come to mind with those tiny umbrellas. ![]()
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