Celebrity spirits
These famous faces have been busy creating some delicious celebrity drinks.
You'll recognise their names and faces, but do you recognise their drinks?
Many celebrities have dipped their toe into the drinks world, from TV and film stars to musicians, and even Kardashians (yes, they're in their own category). Tequila seems to be a firm favourite of the rich and famous, but that doesn't mean they haven't dabbled in gin, whisk(e)y, vodka, and rum. Time to get stuck into our selection of celebrity drinks brands!
TV & Film
Aaron Paul & Bryan Cranston
Actors in Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston teamed up once more, but this time they're cooking agave with the help of a third-generation maestro mezcalero. Oaxacan espadin agave is at its heart, and it's wonderfully smoky, fruity and woody thanks to fermentation in wooden barrels. "Yeah, science!"
Dan Aykroyd
Actor in Ghostbusters and Blues Brothers
Created by the legendary Dan Aykroyd, Crystal Head Vodka is kosher-certified, and made using Newfoundland water which is filtered through 500 million year old crystals called Herkimer diamonds. The crystal bottle is made in Italy by Bruni Glass, and if you hadn't noticed already, it's in the shape of a skull!
Idris Elba
Actor in Luther, The Wire and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, DJ (Big Driis), rapper, producer, singer
Porte Noire was founded by wine connoisseur David Farber and renowned actor Idris Elba after meeting in 2018 at the prestigious Sanger viticultural school in Champagne, and now he's dipping his toe in Cognac! Port Noire is a collaboration between Elba and Maison Ferrand, produced at the historic Château de Bonbonnet. It's a VSOP with a refined yet complex profile, packed with stone fruits, caramel, and oaken vanilla.
George Clooney
Actor in ER, the Ocean's franchise and From Dusk till Dawn
One of the first and most successful celebrity drinks, Casamigos is the brainchild of three long-time friends who loved their Tequila: Rande Gerber, Mike Meldman, and George Clooney. The trio enlisted a Jalisco-based master distiller to create their own private ‘house Tequila', but it was so good they had to share it, and Casamigos was born.
Sam Heughan
Actor in Outlander and The Spy Who Dumped Me
The Sassenach range began with the widely-acclaimed blended Scotch whisky, before Sam Heughan moved into the realm of gin and Tequila. Heughan is often inspired by his homeland, and the gin is distilled with an array of foraged botanicals from the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland, where he grew up.
Ryan Reynolds
Actor in Deadpool and Wrexham FC owner
Aviation gin was founded by Ryan Reynolds and his business partner, Michael Howard. The two had been friends for years, sharing a joint passion for aviation (the cocktail and the activity) and gin. In deciding to combine their interests, they created Aviation Gin, made with juniper, lavender, anise, sarsaparilla, orange peel, and cardamom.
Margot Robbie
Actor in Barbie, The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide Squad
The brainchild of superstar Robbie and her husband Tom Ackerley, along with friends Josey McNamara, Regan Riskas, and Charlie Maas, Papa Salt Coastal Gin was developed in partnership with Lord Byron Distillery in Byron Bay. It features Australian botanicals such as wattleseed, wax flower, and oyster shell and is made using 100% renewable energy and zero-waste practices.
Brad Pitt
Actor in Fight Club, the Ocean's franchise, and Seven
An organic gin from Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, former Tanqueray master distiller Tom Nichol, and the Perrin family wine estate that seeks capture the perfection of the French Riviera in spirit form. A variety of locally grown fresh citrus are used, as well as wild juniper and rosemary, figs, lavender, and mimosa blossoms.
Shah Rukh Khan
Aka SRK, actor and film producer
D'YAVOL is a luxury streetwear and spirits brand brought to us by the Baadshah of Bollywood, Indian actor and film producer, Shah Rukh Khan alongside superstar son Aryan Khan. Its portfolio includes luxury single estate vodka and expressive, award winning whiskies.
Ricky Gervais
Actor and writer in The Office, Extras, After Life and The Invention of Lying, comedian
Sustainable, premium vodka from North Yorkshire with a smooth, crisp taste from British apples. One that attracted the attention of comedian Ricky Gervais, who in November 2023 announced he would be joining as the new co-owner. Citing a desire to work closely with a sustainable and ethical spirits business that does good for the planet, Gervais is taking on the role of creative leadership in his own unique style.
Jason Momoa
Actor in Dazed and Confused, Interstellar and True Detective
Meili Vodka is brought to us by none other than American actor Jason Momoa and his pal, famed designer and brand creator Blaine Halvorson. With a preference for sipping their spirits neat, the pair found that there wasn't a vodka on the market that quite met their tastes, so spent the next seven years developing Meili. Sustainability and a lowered carbon footprint play a key role in the process. The vodka is distilled from grains grown locally to both the distillery and its water source, an ancient aquifer in Montana, providing water with a unique mineral content that's classed as some of the purest on earth. We'd expect nothing less from Aquaman.
Nick Offerman
Actor in Parks and Recreation, Fargo and The Last of Us
Nick Offerman's Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson is a lover of Lagavulin – but so is Offerman himself! So it was only natural the Islay distillery would team up with the actor one day to create the Lagavulin Offerman Edition collection, and this particular release was finished in Guinness casks.
Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day
Actors and writers in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Created by Always Sunny stars Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, and Charlie Day, Four Walls whiskey honours the four walls of the bar the characters spent their days in. It brings together triple-distilled and pot still Irish whiskey, along with some Pennsylvania straight rye, made with bartenders in mind.
Danny Devito
Actor in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Matilda and Taxi
A delicious collaboration between Danny Devito and the Meletti family, who have been producing extraordinary spirits since 1870. Meletti Limoncello is made with Sorrento lemons, prized for their low acidity wealth of rich, citrusy oils. It's then aged for three months before being bottled.
James May
Presenter and journalist in Top Gear, The Grand Tour and Oz and James Drink to Britain
Motor car and gin enthusiast James May also co-owns The Royal Oak pub in Wiltshire. Interested to see if he could create his own gin to serve in the pub, he teamed up with Hugh Anderson at the local Downton Distillery (/cold shed) after which things "got a bit out of hand". The first batch sold out in record time, they've picked up various awards, and there's now a whole range made up of the classic Asian Parsnip Gin, plus American Mustard, and London Drizzle versions!
James Martin
Chef and television presenter of James Martin's Saturday Morning on ITV
One of the best known and loved British chefs, James Martin has been on our television screens since the mid-1990s featuring in shows such as Ready Steady Cook and Big Breakfast before presenting the BBC's Saturday Kitchen for a decade. Classic gin botanicals including Valencia orange and limoncello lemon peels are joined here by ginger, pine, lemongrass and some secret ingredients...
Kiefer Sutherland
Actor in 24, The Lost Boys, and Flatliners, country/Americana musician
Red Bank Whisky is a Canadian whisky brand co-founded by actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland. It's a blend of rye, corn, and wheat whiskies, crafted to capture the essence of Canada while embracing Sutherland’s personal passion for whisky. The name "Red Bank" reflects the whisky’s Canadian roots, specifically referencing a location in Nova Scotia, and it was created in collaboration with friends, including former Diageo director Shawn Hiscott and master blender Michel Marcil.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Actor in Jumanji and Fast & Furious franchise, the most electrifying man in sports entertainment (WWE), singer...
Can you smell what The Rock's been cookin'?! Teremana Tequila is brought to us by actor, wrestler, rock, and ordinary demi-guy Dwayne Johnson, fulfilling his dream of stepping into the spirits biz! This blanco expression is produced from 100% blue weber agave, grown in the highlands of Jalisco. The agave is slowly cooked for three days in brick ovens before it's fermented in open tanks, and distilled in custom hand-made copper pot stills.
Music
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
Singer/songwriters
This gin is presented by none other than Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, so get your juice at the ready! The gin is vacuum distilled and infused with citrus, florals, and subtle spice for a balanced, gently zesty spirit that'll make for some laaaaid-back sippin' with all the classic mixers.
Beyoncé
Singer/songwriter
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter's whisky brand? It doesn't get much bigger than this! The icon actually has whisky in her family. Four generations ago, her great-grandfather Davis Hague was making the water of life. Now his legacy is honoured by a whisky that bears his name: SirDavis.
Rod Stewart
Singer/songwriter
Distilled at Loch Lomond and headed up by none other than Rod Stewart, Wolfie's reflects Rod Stewart's early rock and roll days while giving a subtle nod to Americana along the way. Matured entirely in freshly charred bourbon casks, Wolfie's is brimming with layers of creamy vanilla, sweet peat, zesty fruit, and silky, buttery oak.
Jay-Z
Rapper and entrepreneur
Decked out in a range of shiny metallic bottles and known affectionately as 'Ace of Spades' after its logo, Armand de Brignac Champagne is owned by Shawn Carter – more commonly known as Jay-Z. It's produced by Cattier, and Jay-Z acquired the brand in 2014, but first featured it in his 2006 music video for Show Me What You Got!
The Pogues
Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band
An Irish whiskey from The Pogues and West Cork Distillers, first released in 2015. It's said to have the highest malt content of any blended Irish whiskey, and it was developed two distillers, Frank McHardy (formerly of Springbank) and the late Barry Walsh and Frank McHardy. The bells will certainly be ringing out for this one!
Shawn "Clown" Crahan
Heavy metal band
Metal band Slipknot teamed up with Cedar Ridge Distillery to create Slipknot No.9 Whiskey, blended by Slipknot's very own Shawn "Clown" Crahan. It features Iowa corn (both Slipknot and Cedar Ridge hail from Iowa) as well as a helping of rye, which brings a kick of spice to the fore.
Kano
Grime MC and Top Boy actor
The Duppy Share joined forces with Kane “Kano” Robinson to create the brand's first White Rum. Unlike other Duppy editions, this one is 100% Jamaican rum to reflect Kano’s heritage, while the label features oodles of references to Kano's life and Jamaican culture, styled similarly to a 7-inch record.
Rita Ora
Pop singer/songwriter
To create Próspero Tequila, British singer Rita Ora enlisted the help of Stella Anguiano, one of Mexico’s premier female master distillers with and impressive 30 years of experience. From the bottle and label to the spirit inside, each and every part of Próspero Tequila is committed to quality.
Kiss
Rock band
World-famous rock band KISS took the name of their closing song from their eponymous 1974 debut album for their first rum, Black Diamond! Each bottle is adorned with icons representing each band member's iconic makeup style.
In Flames
Swedish metal band
This unique gin from Swedish heavy metal band In Flames was creatively lead by guitarist Niclas Engelin. He was inspired by the flavours of green and black teas. Master distiller Daniel Henriksson then added traditional botanicals like coriander, lemon peel, cardamom and elderflower, as well as high-quality Sencha tea.
Volbeat
Danish rock band
It turns out the Danish rock band Volbeat love rum as well as music, and this versatile edition has earned the Volbeat seal of approval. Produced from a core of column still rum from the Dominican Republic blended with rum from Trinidad and Tobago, some of which is unaged, and some of which spends three to five years resting in bourbon barrels.
Motörhead
Rock and roll band
A Motörhead-approved high-rye bourbon, named after one of the British rock band's most famous albums, Ace of Spades! It's made from a mash bill of 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% barley, and the label even features artwork from the album cover, along with signatures from band members Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell, and Mikkey Dee.
Scorpions
German hard rock band
This single malt whisky was made from a collaboration between German rock band Scorpions and Swedish distillery Mackmyra. A maturation in German sweet cherry wine casks gives it an interesting point of difference while also honouring the band's heritage – think you're ready to 'Taste the Sting'?
AC/DC
Rock and roll band
Named after the legendary track from the 1990s, Thunderstruck Tequila is the delicious result of a collaboration between AC/DC and the Fabrica de Tequilas Finos distillery in Mexico. The range contains Blanco and Reposado expressions, each produced using traditional methods from 100% blue weber agave.
Bob Dylan
Singer/songwriter
Bob Dylan's foray into the whiskey world began with the Heaven's Door bourbon, which came about after testing over 100 different blends. The range is named after Dylan's well-known 1993 song, and to top off the delicious whiskey, each bottle is adorned with iron gate artwork designed by the man himself in his studio.
Chris Stapleton
Singer/songwriter
Award-winning whiskey from an award-winning musician. A 10x Grammy-winning one, in fact! Traveller Whiskey has been created by Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Trace Distillery’s master distiller, Harlen Wheatley, and is a unique combination of whiskeys hand-selected from The Sazerac Company’s distilleries.
Skid Row
Rock band
American glam metal band Skid Row celebrated the 35th anniversary of their iconic song 18 and Life in 2024 with the release of their own rum.
Sport
Mike Tindall, James Haskell, & Alex Payne
Rugby players
Blackeye Gin is brought to us by three stars of the rugby world, produced at London's Thames Distillers featuring botanicals from different rugby-playing nations across the globe. A contribution from every bottle sold is donated to the Blackeye Rugby Fund, which supports research and recovery for injured players.
Jenson Button
Formula One driver
Jenson Button and whisky expert George Koutsakis are behind Coachbuilt, inspired by the similarities between whisky blending and coachbuilding – the two were actually introduced while Button was launching his own coachbuilding company. It brings together spirits from across the Scotland’s five whisky-producing regions, married together in sherry casks.
Lewis Hamilton
Formula One driver
A collaboration between seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton and co-founder and master distiller of Casa Lumbre, Iván Saldaña, Almave Ambar Non-Alcoholic Blue Agave Spirit is a non-alcoholic alternative to Tequila. It's produced with the same raw material, blue agave from Mexico's Jalisco region, however skips the fermentation stage. A top choice for alcohol free cocktails.
Valtteri Bottas & Tiffany Cromwell
Formula One driver & Olympic cyclist
Two top sportsmen have come togegther to found Oath Gin: Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas and Australian Olympian Tiffany Cromwell. As you may expect from two athletes, it's designed to be keto-friendly, gluten-friendly, and low-calorie, and is made using a vacuum distillation process that retains the natural sweetness of its raw material, oats.
Stephen Curry
Basketball player
Still breaking records, 4x NBA champion, a 2x NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry's name is most often associated with excited commentators saying "from waaay downtown!". Now, it's also associated with bourbon whiskey!
Michael Jordan and rivals
Basketball player, and four other NBA team owners
A Tequila brand from five rival NBA team owners, including 6x NBA Champion & MVP, the GOAT himself, Michael 'Air' Jordan! Emilia Fazzalari and Wyc Grousbeck of the Celtics, Jeanie Buss of the Lakers, Michael Jordan of the Hornets, and Wes Edens of the Bucks put their sporting rivalries aside to embark on a "mission of creating the gold standard in Tequila."
LeBron James
Basketball player
A special edition of Hennessy VS celebrating the NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James, who's starred for Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. Picking up 4x NBA titles across those different teams, he's one of the sports biggest icons.
Dana White
CEO of UFC
Howler Head partnered with UFC CEO Dana White, becoming the 'official flavoured whiskey partner of the UFC' after White fell in love with Howler Head during lockdown. The spirit brings together Kentucky bourbon and natural banana flavour, and was even awarded a Gold medal at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Jorge Masvidal
UFC fighter
American MMA welterweight great Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidalis is behind this mezcal, produced in the Mexican capital Oaxaca. El Recuerdo mezcal offers both a Joven and traditional Gusano mezcal, and is produced at the largest, most modern distillery in Oaxaca, creating an exceptionally 'clean' spirit.
Personalities
Kendall Jenner
Reality star/model
818 Tequila is named after founder Kendall Jenner's hometown area code, and is produced by working closely with family-owned farms in Jalisco. From harvesting to distribution, the brand is committed to sustainability, and its distillery runs entirely on biomass and solar power while the packaging is sourced from sustainably managed forests.
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