Our Story

Real Mojitos. Bottled.

Louis has always had a passion for Mojitos. At a time when the ready-to-drink cocktail market was becoming crowded with brands offering the same flavours in the same formats, Louis saw an opportunity to do things differently: focus on what he knew best and create an exceptional Mojito.

He believed that too many ready-to-drink Mojitos were overly sweet, artificial and lacked the freshness and balance of a cocktail made properly in a bar. So, rather than follow the market, Louis set out to create a Mojito that was true to the original.

The result is a fresh, balanced Mojito designed to capture the taste, aroma and experience of a cocktail freshly made by a bartender — without compromising on convenience.

At Libation Nation, we do one thing — Mojitos. We’re passionate about creating authentic, great-tasting Mojitos that deliver the taste and experience of a freshly made cocktail, straight from the bottle.

We genuinely believe we make some of the best ready-to-drink Mojitos on the market — but we’ll let you be the judge!

Where it started

After leaving school, Louis started his hospitality career in his local pub, The Onslow Arms in Loxwood. This was alongside an apprenticeship in hospitality.

While working at The Onslow Arms, this is where Louis first noticed the need for a ready-to-drink cocktail.

In a high-end cocktail bar, you would naturally expect to wait several minutes whilst they make your drink from scratch. However, this is much more of a challenge in fast paced environments such as pubs and restaurants. There simply is not enough time.

Additionally, there were cost issues, not to mention training staff to make the different cocktails and with consistent results. But the time it took was a significant problem, leaving a lot of customers queuing at the bar, or waiting longer than usual for drinks at their table.

Louis looked at the ready-to-drink options on the market, but he thought in most cases the taste left a lot to be desired. They didn't match the quality of a freshly made cocktail.

And you didn't get a lot for your money, with relatively small measures.

Louis' First Solution

After testing lots of his own recipes, Louis started bottling cocktails in batches ready to be used during the busy days ahead of them at the pub. He designed the cocktails so all you would need to do is empty the contents of the bottle into a shaker and shake with ice.

Moving to PizzaExpress

After 2 years, Louis applied for a job at PizzaExpress, as Deputy General Manager at their busy Guildford restaurant.

It was whilst working at the restaurant, that he became familiar with the 1 litre bottles of pre-mixed cocktails that they used.

These were certainly more convenient - and quicker - than mixing a cocktail from scratch. But they came with their own drawbacks.

Staff still had to locate the shaker, find the right lid to match the tin, measure the cocktail, shake it with the ice and strain the mixture. Sometimes the shaker would pop open and result in a spilled cocktail in the middle of a busy shift. They were still very time consuming to serve.

Louis then decided the next step was to create his own ready-to-drink cocktail range at 18 years old.