Patrón

A bottle of Patrón Añejo
Type	Premium tequila
Manufacturer	The Patrón Spirits Company
Country of origin	Mexico
Introduced	1989
Proof	80
Variants	Añejo, Burdeos, Citrónge, Gran Platinum, Reposado, Silver

Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.

Made entirely from Blue Agave, Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. It has the fastest growing sales of any tequila in the United States.

Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known as Patrón X.O. Cafe and a triple sec, Patrón Citrónge. The company has introduced a high-end, limited distribution tequila Gran Patrón Burdeos Añejo.^[1]

Among other liquors, Patrón is notable for its frequent mention in popular American Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B songs, particularly those of R. Kelly.

[edit] History

The Patrón Spirits Company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, was formed in 1989 by John Paul DeJoria, a co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Luxury Tequila Signals Export Drive for Patrón: Patrón has high hopes for New Premium Tequila Gran Patrón Burdeos - Brands to Watch." Duty Free News International. 15 March 2007: S22.

[edit] External links

• The Patrón Spirits Company
• Simply Perfect
• Boozebasher review of Patrón Silver
• Company Mission
• Patron breaks into Eastern Europe
• German Patrón distributor