Cuba Libre [RECOMMENDED]

Before the advent of Coca-Cola, rebels—known as mambises —reportedly toasted to a "free Cuba" with a more rudimentary "Cuba Libre" made from (a raw cane spirit), honey or molasses, and water. 2. The Birth of the Myth (1900)

Long before it was a beverage, (Free Cuba!) was the rallying cry for Cuban patriots during the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the final War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule. Patriot José Martí used the phrase as a central tenet of his campaign to liberate the island. Cuba Libre

The "Cuba Libre": A Synthesis of Revolution, Marketing, and Geopolitics Before the advent of Coca-Cola, rebels—known as mambises