There are times in this business when you maybe ask for favors, and it can be tricky. It happened with golfer Rickie Fowler, too. He tried it and loved it, and not too long after he left the wedding, his manager called the team and said they’d love to be involved.

That’s how Kygo, who DJ’ed at my wedding in Hawaii, got involved. They are wide-eyed in this endeavor, but they also aren’t afraid to put the work in, and the company is growing quickly. I got a feeling that I wanted to go into business with Long Drink because I love the founders. The cranberry is nice and refreshing, and our black label is perfect if you want to kick it up a notch.įor anyone I am going to work with, whether it’s a director, or a studio or producer, or even people on my team like my agent or publicist, it is always about a gut feeling. I fell in love with the original Long Drink, but if I want a healthier option-say for a role-I’d go with the sugar-free. And there’s also sugar-free and low-calorie options, because while alcohol isn’t exactly healthy, you do want better options. I love that with Long Drink, we have our own category of drink. With Long Drink, it is perfect over ice, with a lime wedge and a splash of reposado. But I’ve always heard from buddies of mine that the gin buzz is the best. Gin is the one liquor that I hadn’t really had too much experience with, I don’t love it personally. But with Long Drink, I was instantly impressed. I’m not a hard seltzer drinker for me, I either like a cocktail or a beer. It is important to create something that’s both traditional and unique with our Long Drink. I can proudly say ours stands up with the best of them. I went to Finland to learn more, and while I was there, I tried pretty much every long drink out there. There’s a history to it, and it’s nice to bring the national alcoholic beverage of a country, Finland, to America. For the most part, the films I attach myself to, they have all been something I have felt a strong connection to.

With films, it’s not about me, it’s about the movie. Selling a product isn’t something I’ve ever felt comfortable with.

I’ve been presented a lot of different things in the past-which I almost unanimously turn down because it can feel like a cash grab or product-wise isn’t the right fit. We ended up having a mutual friend, and I was able to set up a meeting with the team, and at this point, they were looking to attach a public figure to the company. I went back to Los Angeles, and it wasn’t in California at that point, so I kept reaching out to the founders to ask them to send me some. And then they started telling me about the history of the drink. Courtesy of the Long Drink Why he invested, in his own wordsĪ few years ago, I was walking around downtown New York, and I went into a liquor store where a few guys were doing a tasting of the Long Drink.

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