Break out the glasses, it's National Tequila Day! The Mexican spirit, made from agave plants, set a record in 2022 and according to Forbes, Tequila is well on its way to surpassing vodka and whiskey to become the number one 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.
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Nick Jonas, Villa One Tequila
Nick Jonas, John Varvatos and Stoli teamed up to create Villa One in 2019. The website boasts the tequila with a “unique blend of agave flavors that combines grassy, earthy Lowland notes with sweeter, fruity notes of Highland agave, resulting in a distinctive rounded profile.”
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Carlos Santana, Casa Noble Tequila
Carlos Santana joined Casa Noble Tequila as part 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.
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Adam Levine, Calirosa Tequila
“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.
To produce the tequila, Levine and Prinsloo partnered with the Real Tequila Selecto de Amatitán family located in Jalisco, Mexico. Buy Calirosa's rosa blanco, añejo, extra añejo and cinco años tequila here.
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Thomas Rhett, Dos Primos Tequila
Dos Primos, meaning “Two Cousins,” was aptly launched by country superstar and his cousin Jeff Worn to “create a tequila that combined Mexican tradition with a southern sensibility.”
“My wife and I love to enjoy tequila together, and I'm excited that people are sharing a bottle with friends, drinking it around a campfire, or enjoying it on a fishing trip or at a tailgate or at a concert,” Rhett told press 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.
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Sammy Hagar & Guy Fieri, Santo Tequila
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-style tequila blanco, an oak-aged reposado and the first mezquila in the world .”
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Rita Ora, Prospero Tequila
Rita Ora and Conecuh Brands teamed up with female distiller, Stella Anguiano, to launch Próspero tequila in 2020.
Available in blanco, añejo and reposado, the tequila offers an “incomparable flavor with a smooth, elegant and perfectly balanced finish”.
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The Chainsmokers, JAJA Tequila
The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall and Drew Taggart joined the JAJA 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.
