How to Make a Roman Coke Drink (6 Steps)

If you start ordering rum and Cokes at 10 p.m., you might find yourself ordering Roman Cokes by the time last call rolls around if you don't pace yourself. With a name based on the slurring of "rum and Coke," you can expect even the fine-tuned ears of veteran bartenders to understand your request as rum and Coca-Cola -- unless you make it clear you want the less common sambuca-based Roman Coke instead. Sambuca-based Roman Coke derives its name from the Italian origins of its primary spirit, anise-flavored white sambuca.