When George Clooney’s Tequila Brand Casamigos Made Him $1 Billion & Helped Create This 2018 Record
What Record Did George Clooney Make With The Help Of His Tequila Brand? (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Hollywood icon? Nailed it. Political activist? Oh, for sure. Tequila legend? George Clooney didn’t just dabble in the tequila biz—he straight-up owned it. In 2017, Clooney, with his friends, sold Casamigos, their tequila brand, to Diageo for a jaw-dropping $1 billion. And guess what? Clooney became 2018’s highest-paid actor without even stepping in front of a camera.
The craziest part? Casamigos wasn’t even planned. It all started with Clooney and his best friend Rande Gerber (Cindy Crawford’s husband) kicking back at their Mexico vacation homes. After suffering through overpriced and downright terrible tequila, Clooney hit Gerber with the ultimate challenge: “Why don’t we just make our own?” And just like that, tequila history was in the making.
What began as a fun little project spiraled into a two-year tequila-tasting journey with...
Hollywood icon? Nailed it. Political activist? Oh, for sure. Tequila legend? George Clooney didn’t just dabble in the tequila biz—he straight-up owned it. In 2017, Clooney, with his friends, sold Casamigos, their tequila brand, to Diageo for a jaw-dropping $1 billion. And guess what? Clooney became 2018’s highest-paid actor without even stepping in front of a camera.
The craziest part? Casamigos wasn’t even planned. It all started with Clooney and his best friend Rande Gerber (Cindy Crawford’s husband) kicking back at their Mexico vacation homes. After suffering through overpriced and downright terrible tequila, Clooney hit Gerber with the ultimate challenge: “Why don’t we just make our own?” And just like that, tequila history was in the making.
What began as a fun little project spiraled into a two-year tequila-tasting journey with...
- 11/22/2024
- by Koimoi.com Team
- KoiMoi
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