Casamigos Halloween Party – Brought To You By Those Who Drink It

 

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On October 30, 2015, in Los Angeles, California, Casamigos co-founder Rande Gerber and Discovery Land Company CEO Mike Meldman threw their annual Casamigos Tequila “Brought To You By Those Who Drink It” Halloween party at a private residence in Los Angeles.

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The coveted event has had so many people show up the past few years (and this year was no exception) that they had to move it to a new secret location at a private residence in Beverly Hills.

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Guests enjoyed signature cocktails including the Perfect Margarita and Spicy Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita that were served over a custom built Casamigos bar, made from reconditioned Casamigos barrels.

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A number of stations serving fresh tacos, burgers and a selection of desserts were positioned around the venue and shots of Casamigos were being served from the Casamigos Tequila branded ice sculpture.

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Costume highlights included Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford arriving as members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Mike Meldman as golf pro Ricky Fowler and Ricky Fowler as his caddy, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum as Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat characters, Lori Laughlin as Tippi Hedren’s character Melanie Daniels from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” Molly Sims as a cougar, Brian Grazer as a member of Run DMC, Jessica Alba as Romy White from “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” Cash Warren as Maverick from “Top Gun,” Seth Macfarlane as Chewbacca, Josh Duhamel as Karl Lagerfeld, Fergie as Choupette and Serena Williams, known for her lavish costume parties, as an 80’s prom queen.

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Attendees at the Casamigos Halloween Party included:

Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford, Brian Grazer, Blake Shelton, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum, David Spade, Derek Hough, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Gwen Stefanie, Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, Haylie Duff, Heidi Cortez, Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, Jeff Probst, Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, Jesse Bradford, Joanna Krupa, Julianne Hough, Lauren Conrad, Lenny Kravitz, Lori Loughlin, Maria Shriver, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mike Meldman, Molly Sims and Scott Stuber, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Rosanna Arquette and Todd Morgan, Rick Fox, Golf Pro Ricky Fowler, Russell Simmons, Sacha Baron Cohen, Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault, Seth Macfarlane, Serena Williams, Stephen Dorff and Charlotte McKinney, Suki Waterhouse and Tommy Lee.

The Casamigos brand is synonymous with creative cocktail blending.  The guests were tempted by:

 

CASAMIGOS PERFECT MARGARITA (Marg light but we’ll call it this at the party)

1 1/2 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila

3/4 oz. Fresh lime juice

1/4 oz. Fresh orange juice

1/2 oz. Agave nectar

Method: Shake ingredients with ice then strain and serve on the rocks.

Garnish: Orange wedge

 

CASAMIGOS SPICY CUCUMBER JALAPEÑO MARGARITA

1 1/2 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila

1/3 oz. Cointreau 1/3 oz.

Simple syrup 3/4 oz.

Fresh Lime Juice

3 Cucumber wheels

1 Jalapeño slice

Method: Muddle cucumber, jalapeno, lime juice, and simple. Combine all ingredients to iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for 10 count. Fine strain all contents into a rocks glass w/wo salted rim. Garnish: Cucumber and Jalapeño slice.

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About Casamigos Tequila…

Brought To You By Those Who Drink It.

Privately owned by longtime friends George Clooney and Rande Gerber, founder of Gerber Spirits, and Discovery Land Company CEO & founder Michael Meldman, tequila filled nights with friends is how Casamigos was born. Available in Blanco, Reposado and Añejo, these small batch, ultra premium tequilas are made from the finest hand selected 100% Blue Weber agaves grown in the rich red clay soil and cool climate of Mexico’s Jalisco Highlands for a minimum of seven years. Casamigos Blanco is crisp and clean with hints of citrus and sweet agave with a long smooth finish. Casamigos Reposado is soft, slightly oaky with hints of caramel and cocoa and has a silky texture with a medium to long smooth finish. Casamigos Añejo has a beautifully pure and refined complex aroma with soft caramel and vanilla notes. It’s the perfect balance of sweetness from the blue weber agaves layered with barrel oak and subtle hints of spice with a lingering smooth finish. Now available in all 50 states, Canada, and expanding worldwide, Casamigos has garnered the highest accolades from the spirit industry’s most well respected authority figures. Awards and ratings include the highest rated gold medals from the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the Beverage Tasting Institute. The coveted 5 star rating from BevX magazine, “A perfect tequila”, A rating, from Good Spirit News, named “Best Tequila in the World” by Men’s Journal magazine and noted as “The Smoothest, The Best” by Oprah. Casamigos Tequila 40% Alc./Vol. Imported by Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., New Rochelle, NY.

For more information on Casamigos Tequila, please visit www.casamigostequila.com, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest @Casamigos. Drink Responsibly.

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George Clooney And Casamigos Founders Host Party Launching Cindy Crawford’s Book ‘Becoming’

 

Last night, Thursday 1st October, saw the founders of Casamigos Tequila, Rande Gerber, George Clooney and Mike Meldman, host the official London launch of Casamigos Tequila and Cindy Crawford’s new book ‘Becoming’ at The Beaumont Hotel, Mayfair, London.

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“Brought To You By Those Who Drink It”, the best-tasting, smoothest tequila was shared and enjoyed amongst friends of the founders, as well as leaders in British film, music, business, fashion, art and literature. The who’s who of London were hosted at The Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair for 250 guests in celebration of the launch of Casamigos Tequila in London and Cindy Crawford’s personal and professional evolution as one of the world’s most iconic supermodels.

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Attendees observed never-before-published photographs from Cindy’s private collection and heard untold stories from the book, whilst enjoying a selection of bespoke cocktails created with the award-wining Casamigos Tequila, including the Casamigos Three Amigos, Casamigos Old Fashioned and Casamigos Sour.

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Cindy Crawford dazzled in a black and white structured Victoria Beckham dress and was seen catching up with the fashion pack Giancarlo Giametti and Mario Testino, laughing about the good old days.

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The great and the good from Hollywood’s finest directing pedigree were in attendance, including Joel Silver, Mike Figgis and Eric Fellner, all seen catching up with fellow director George Clooney, Mr Selfridge star Jeremy Piven and Downton Abby actor Allen Leech.

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VIP attendees included: George Clooney, Rande Gerber, Michael Meldman, Cindy Crawford, Lewis Hamilton, Mario Testino, Giancarlo Giametti, Joel Silver, Laura Bailey & Eric Fellner, Allen Leech, Jeremy Piven, Noel Gallagher & Sara McDonald, Hermione Norris, David Furnish, Mike Figgis, Rosey Chan, Tamara Beckwith, Sir David Tang, Melissa Odabash, Amber Nuttell, Ali Spencer-Churchill, Plum Sykes, Jeremy King, Matthew Freud, Ben Elliot, Tim & Malin Jeffries.

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The Casamigos Tequilas were flowing throughout the evening, with guests savouring the aromatic beverage served in delightful mixes, such as Casamigos Three Amigos, Casamigos Old Fashioned, Casamigos Sour and Casamigos Reposado on the Rocks.

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The invited guests dined on mac & cheese bites, buttermilk fried chicken with Louisiana remoulade, grilled zucchini with ricotta, steak tartare on poliane bread, chocolate brownies, red velvet cakes and grilled cheese sandwiches.

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About Casamigos Tequila…

Brought To You By Those Who Drink It. Privately owned by George Clooney and long-time friend, bar and restaurant mogul Rande Gerber, and Discovery Land Company CEO & founder Michael Meldman, tequila-filled nights with friends is how Casamigos was born. Launched in the UK in March 2015, these small batch, ultra-premium tequilas are made from the finest hand-selected 100% Blue Weber agaves grown in the rich red clay soil and cool climate of Mexico’s Jalisco Highlands for a minimum of seven years. Casamigos Blanco is crisp and clear, with subtle hints of vanilla and a smooth finish, Casamigos Reposado is smooth and clean with hints of caramel. Casamigos Añejo is aged 14 months and has a beautifully pure and refined complex aroma, with soft caramel and vanilla notes.

Casamigos is available in the United States, Bahamas, Canada, Hong Kong, and the UK, and has garnered the highest accolades from the spirit industry’s most well respected authority figures. Awards and ratings include the highest rated gold medals from Los Angeles International Spirits Competition, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, The Beverage Testing Institute, The New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, The Spirits of Mexico Tasting Competition and many more. Additionally, Casamigos was rated “Excellent, Highly Recommend” by The Ultimate Spirits Challenge, received the coveted 5 star rating from BevX Magazine, “A perfect tequila,” A rating, from Good Spirit News, named “Best Tequila in the World” by Men’s Journal magazine and Oprah Winfrey lists Casamigos as “The Smoothest, The Best.”

In the UK the brand can be found at top establishments like Nobu, Zuma, Groucho Club, Soho House, 5 Hertford St, 4 Seasons, The Wolseley, Chiltern Firehouse, Claridges, The Berkeley, The Connaught, Hyatt Regency, La Bodega Negra, El Nivel, Peyote and The Savoy.

Casamigos Tequila is available to purchase at Selfridges and online at www.selfridges.com from £62.99

About ‘BECOMING’…

BECOMING is a chronicle of American icon and supermodel Cindy Crawford’s life, in which she shares stories of her professional and personal evolution, accompanied by her most iconic images, as well as never-before-published photographs from her personal archive. Cindy Crawford looks back on a super-nova career and remarkable life. In the completely accessible, down-to-earth voice of the Midwestern girl she is, Cindy discusses the love-filled, small-town childhood that shaped both her legendary work ethos, and the professionalism for which she is so well-regarded in an often cut-throat and competitive business.

 

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George Clooney, Rande Gerber And Mike Meldman Host Launch Of Casamigos Tequila Spain

George Clooney, Rande Gerber And Mike Meldman Host Launch Of Casamigos Tequila Spain At Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel

On Sunday 23rd August 2015, Casamigos Tequila Founders Rande Gerber, George Clooney and Mike Meldman, along with their wives Cindy Crawford and Amal Clooney, attended the official launch of Casamigos Tequila in Spain at UP!, Ibiza Sky Society, the rooftop bar at Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel.

“Brought To You By Those Who Drink It”, the best-tasting, smoothest tequila was shared and enjoyed with friends of the Founders and movers and shakers of Ibiza at UP!, Ibiza Sky Society magnificent rooftop at Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel, flagship hotel of the Palladium Hotel Group.

The private event for 120 people saw guests enjoy Ushuaïa’s signature cocktails, the ‘Unexpected Casamigos’ and the ‘Espresso Casamigos’ as well as the founders favourite Casamigos Reposado on the rocks.

In true Ibiza style the founders kept it casual with linen shirts and jeans whilst the leading ladies dazzled, Amal Clooney in a magnificent gold metallic Vionnet dress and shoes by Dior, and Cindy Crawford in a Botegga Venetta black dress paired with Alaïa heels.

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As the sun began to dip and the night began to cool, guests feasted on sumptuous canapés created by the hotel’s Head Chef as they watched the sun set over the mountains from the rooftop while listening to Balearic beats. Fire-breathers, acrobats and dancers wowed the founders and other guests, circling around the tables and providing mesmerizing entertainment for the night providing the perfect intro to the nights later festivities. Old friends Rande Gerber and James Blunt – a local Ibiza resident, caught up over a few tequilas whilst Cindy was ensconced in a fashion royalty conversation with Sam Knight and Mario Testino. Amal caught up with friend, another Ibiza resident, Charlotte Tilbury as they reunited after Charlotte did the make-up for Amal on her wedding day.  Surround by their Ibiza House of Friends, at 10pm the party drew to a close and the group moved down to the VIP table to watch superstar DJ AVICII play his resident Sunday night set. Surrounded by Casmigos Tequila, the owners decided to open up their ‘House of Friends’ by sending all other VIP tables a bottle of the award winning Casamigos Tequila to enjoy the show.

 

 

 

 

 

George Clooney, Rande Gerber And Mike Meldman Host Launch Of Casamigos Tequila Spain At Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel

               

 The VIP attendees included:

George Clooney, Rande Gerber, Mike Meldman, Cindy Crawford, Amal Clooney,

James Blunt & Sophia Wellesley, Charlotte Tilbury, Mario Testino, Sam McKnight, Taio Cruz, Karmen Pedaru, Marpessa Hennik


 

George Clooney, Rande Gerber And Mike Meldman Host Launch Of Casamigos Tequila Spain At Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel  

The guests enjoyed cocktails

featuring the Casamigos brand:

‘Casamigos Espresso’

‘Unexpected Casamigos’

Casamigos Reposado on the Rocks

Chefs prepared accompaniments, showing their culinary skills using the elegant tequila…

* Grill loin rib marinated with tequila Casamigos Añejo   

* Foie Mid-cuit over brioche and jelly tequila Casamigos Reposado

* Cube Lamb confit with tequila Casamigos Añejo, cinnamon and yuzu sauce

* Hamachi ceviche with lemongrass and white Tequila Casamigos · Passion fruit gazpacho with white tequila Casamigos foam

* Osmosis cherry rested white tequila Casamigos style, covered with sanguine orange snowGeorge Clooney, Rande Gerber And Mike Meldman Host Launch Of Casamigos Tequila Spain At Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel

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George Clooney, Rande Gerber And Mike Meldman Host Launch Of Casamigos Tequila Spain At Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel

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About Casamigos Tequila…

Brought To You By Those Who Drink It. Privately owned by George Clooney and longtime friend, bar and restaurant mogul Rande Gerber, and Discovery Land Company CEO & founder Michael Meldman, tequila-filled nights with friends is how Casamigos was born. Launched in the UK in March 2015, these small batch, ultra-premium tequilas are made from the finest hand-selected 100% Blue Weber agaves grown in the rich red clay soil and cool climate of Mexico’s Jalisco Highlands for a minimum of seven years. Casamigos Blanco is crisp and clear, with subtle hints of vanilla and a smooth finish, Casamigos Reposado is smooth and clean with hints of caramel. Casamigos Añejo is aged 14 months and has a beautifully pure and refined complex aroma, with soft caramel and vanilla notes.

Casamigos is available in the United States, Bahamas, Canada, Hong Kong, and the UK, and has garnered the highest accolades from the spirit industry’s most well respected authority figures. Awards and ratings include the highest rated gold medals from Los Angeles International Spirits Competition, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, The Beverage Testing Institute, The New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, The Spirits of Mexico Tasting Competition and many more. Additionally, Casamigos was rated “Excellent, Highly Recommend” by The Ultimate Spirits Challenge, received the coveted 5 star rating from BevX Magazine, “A perfect tequila,” A rating, from Good Spirit News, named “Best Tequila in the World” by Men’s Journal magazine and Oprah Winfrey lists Casamigos as “The Smoothest, The Best.”

In the UK the brand can be found at top establishments like Nobu, Zuma, Groucho Club, Soho House, 5 Hertford St, Chiltern Firehouse and the Maybourne Group, to name but a few.

Casamigos Tequila is available to purchase at Selfridges and online at www.selfridges.com from £62.99

About Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel…

Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel is a luxurious 417-room hotel comprised of two buildings: The Ushuaïa Club, featuring an amazing poolside stage, and The Ushuaïa Tower, offering breathtaking views of the Mediterranean. Ushuaïa is dedicated to providing the best outdoor entertainment venue coupled with a modern, cutting-edge hotel experience, designed for the discerning traveller seeking the fun and entertainment associated with Ibiza.

For more information, visit www.ushuaiabeachhotel.com.

About Bedrinks…

Bedrinks is a new brand of Zumos Naturales S.A., a company with over 45 years of history on the island of Ibiza that began by producing shakes, juices and soft drinks, and currently distributes some of the most important national and international beverage brands.

Casamigos is distributed exclusively in Spain by Bedrinks.

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