Casamigos

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Casamigos
Company type Private
Founded2013, United States
Founders George Clooney, Rande Gerber, Mike Meldman
Products Tequila
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$6 million [1]
Number of employees
74 [1]
Parent Diageo
Website casamigostequila.com

Casamigos, often Casamigos Tequila, is an American tequila company founded by George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman. It has been owned by Diageo since 2017. [2]

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Casamigos went on to become the fastest-growing spirits brand of 2022. [3] [4] [5] Friends Gerber and Clooney started the company intending to make tequila according to their personal tastes and for their personal use, with no intent of taking the company public. [6] The name Casamigos comes from the Spanish casa (house) and amigos (friends), thus "house of friends." [7]

It was purchased in June 2017 by the multinational beverage company Diageo for $700 million plus up to a further $300 million based on the brand's performance. [8] The purchase equated to Diageo paying almost $500 a bottle. [9]

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