sf wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:26:26 -0500, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:11:38 -0500, Goomba >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Diet Dr. Pepper and Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum.
>>>>
>>>> It surprised me too how tasty it is! He tossed a lime wedge in
>>>> there too. Not a fancy drink by any stretch but for a quick mixed
>>>> drink it t'aint bad!
>>>
>>> We call that a Cuba Libre.
>>>
>> I always thought Rum and Coke = Cuba Libra
>>
>> Diet Dr Pepper and spiced rum have an entirely different fruity
>> taste. IMO.
>
> I think it's the lime that liberates it.

I believe the technically correct name for a rum and Dr. Pepper is a
"Biminique".

The lime in a Cuba Libre is optional--my mother spent a good deal of time in
Cuba before it was closed to American tourism and she never used it.