Break it out wedge glasses, it's National Tequila Day! The Mexican spirit, made from agave plants, netted a record 2022and according to Forbes, tequila is well on its way to knock out vodka and whiskey to become the top drink in America. In terms of sales, the tequila market is expected to expand to $15.7 billion by 2029.
With that said, it makes sense that celebs like Nick Jonas, Justin Timberlake, George Strait (shop the country legend's Código 1530 here), Carlos Santana, and Adam Levine have gotten into the tequila business.
In celebration of National Margarita Day, we rounded up seven musician-backed tequila brands for you to enjoy along with a few other honorable mentions: Heradura Legend, Casa Azul Reposado, Espolon Reposado, Tequila Avion Reserva Cristalino, Casamigos, and Don Julio 1942.
Check out the lineup below for a roundup of musician-endorsed tequilas.
Nick Jonas, John Varvatos and Stoli teamed up to create Villa One in 2019. The Website boasts the tequila with a “unique combination of agave flavors that combines the grassy, earthy notes of Lowland with the sweeter, fruitier notes of Highland agave, resulting in a distinct, rounded profile.”
Carlos Santana joined Casa Noble Tequila as a part owner of the brand and a member of its board of directors in 2011. Santana was born in Jalisco, so he was a perfect fit for the guitar legend. The company makes organic tequilas in crystal, reposado and añejo styles.
“A fusion of Mexican spirit and California style.” Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo's Calirosa tequila is aged in red wine barrels from one month to five years depending on the type of tequila.
For the production of tequila, Levine and Prinsloo worked with the Real family of Tequila Selecto de Amatitán located in Jalisco, Mexico. buy Calirosa's rosa blanco, añejo, extra añejo and cinco años tequila here.
Dos Primosmeaning “Two Cousins,” was appropriately launched by country superstar and his cousin Jeff Worn to “create a tequila that combined Mexican tradition with southern sensibility.”
“My wife and I love to enjoy tequila together, and I'm excited for people to share a bottle with friends, drink it around a campfire, or enjoy it on a fishing trip or tailgate or at a concert,” said Rhett in ap.answer statement. “Dos Primos is about relaxing and enjoying the people and things that really matter in life.”
The award-winning tequila range includes reposado, añejo and tequila blanco.
Sammy Hagar and celebrity chef Fieri teamed up with Juan Eduardo Nuñez, a third-generation distiller from El Viejito Distillery in Jalisco for Santo, which Offers “A sinfully smooth old-world tequila blanco, an oak-aged reposato and the world's first mezilla.”
Rita Ora and Conecuh Brands partnered with female distiller, Stella Anguiano, to launch Prospero tequila in 2020.
Available in blanco, añejo and reposado, the tequila offers an “incomparable flavor with a smooth, elegant and perfectly balanced finish”.
The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall and Drew Taggart joined the YAY team after the company was founded by Maurice Tebele and social media influencer Elliot Tebele in 2018.
The heritage unit, which produces small-batch blanco, reposado and añejo tequilas, is run by a team of longtime distillers focused on quality as well as sustainability.
For more drink suggestions, read our list of musician-owned spirits and spirits brands and wines.
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