As legend has it a buzzed up Cuban hears his country has been liberated, holds up his drink, yells ¡°CUBA-LIBRE¡± and the famous cocktail is born. As big fans of the drink we decided to make our own, substituting our tried and true energy blend for the alcohol and adding a squeeze of sweet lime. As legend has it a buzzed up Cuban hears his country has been liberated, holds up his drink, yells ¡°CUBA-LIBRE¡± and the famous cocktail is born. As big fans of the drink we decided to make our own, substituting our tried and true energy blend for the alcohol and adding a squeeze of sweet lime.