Casamigos – George Clooney Does Tequila
Being a rather conspicuous tequila consumer, which is apparently what everyone does while sitting around at a Lake Como villa, George Clooney and his buddy Rande Gerber decided to make their own, by golly..!
After a few years of trial and error, and working with their chosen master distiller, they arrived at their target recipe.
The tequila has been available for a couple of years, but these guys have been on a bit of a media blitz lately, so I figured I would add to the fire… it is alcohol, you know!
The blanco, reposado and añejo are all represented, so you
can take your pick. For a quick primer
on the differences between each, read my tequila lesson here. Made in Jalisco by the same distillery that
produces Avion and Clase Azul, the Casamigos team claims a slow
cooking and fermentation process with proprietary yeast. Does this process make a difference in
quality..? Your tequila taste test will
be the judge…
If you decide to pick up a bottle, you are looking at
mid-40s in price, depending on source.
Give it a try and let me know what you think…
Cheers..! (Legal
disclaimer: no limes were hurt in the
research for this article.)