Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas (2005–present) In 2005, Hagar continued to play with The Waboritas as he toured the Atlantic coast and the Midwest and added ex-Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony. He’s expanded his Cantina brand to include locations in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe and has successfully launched five Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill restaurants, (from which he donates his personal proceeds back to local charities). I was willing to work hard to ensure I was never poor again. “Being a poor kid is a little humiliating and it instilled in me a desire to be somebody,” Hagar remarked. Now, 15 years after conquering the tequila. Together, rocker Sammy Hagar and chef Guy Fieri found their virtuoso with Juan Eduardo Nuñez, the third-generation master distiller from the famed distillery El Viejito, founded in … Since launching his flagship Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in 1990, Hagar has turned a lifelong passion for great food, music and spirits into a thriving and iconic lifestyle brand that has grown to encompass an empire of successful restaurants, bars and spirits. 10 years later, he’d built Cabo Wabo Tequila into the second-best selling premium tequila in the United States – and the rest as they say is history. Made from pure cane sugar in Hawaii. He later returned to Van Halen to lead a triumphant 2004 reunion tour. Our story is simple. Rums ; Buy; Recipes; Our Story; News; Gallery; Contact; Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; This content will be replaced when pagination inits. From breaking into the industry with the seminal hard rock band Montrose to his multiplatinum solo career to his ride as the front man of Van Halen, the “Red Rocker” has set the tone for some of the greatest rock anthems ever written with songs like “I Can’t Drive 55,” “Right Now,” and “Why Can’t This Be Love.” He’s earned the highest respect of the music industry with a Grammy Award and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Van Halen and is currently on his fourth platinum run with the super group Chickenfoot. One sip and you'll surrender. Sammy's Beach Bar Rum. The result, creating the finest Puerto Rican rum in the world. Ex-Van Halen Singer Sammy Hagar Says His Rum Was Approved By Jack Sparrow Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar posted a photo of his new spirit collaborated with Rick Springfield on Instagram and asserted it was favored by Jack Sparrow. We hope to share our redlove as well as promote all of Sammy’s brands. Following a string of eight solo albums culminating in several platinum efforts and hundreds of sold out concert appearances across the country, Hagar joined Van Halen in 1985 and took the band to unprecedented heights, including four consecutive No.1 albums before the band broke up in the mid-nineties. Aside from making his mark as a hit songwriter and lead vocalist, Hagar has played with a succession of genius guitar players; from Ronnie Montrose and Neal Schon to Eddie Van Halen and Joe Satriani from his current group, Chickenfoot, which also features former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. As a part-time Maui resident, he again followed his “act local” philosophy, partnering with one of the island’s Master Distillers, Mark Nigbur, to cultivate the very best small-batch distilled silver rum on the planet. Made from pure cane sugar in Hawaii. Sammy’s foray into the world of spirits began as a personal quest to find a tequila worthy of the Cabo Wabo name and in 1996 he began selling his Cantina patrons a house brand of hand-made tequila he’d commissioned from a local multi-generational family of tequila makers in Mexico. Sammy Hagar’s Circle of Higher Spirits has 12,795 members. 2011 saw the release of his highly anticipated autobiography, “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock,” which reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. Legendary rocker and spirits pioneer Sammy Hagar and Emmy Award-winning chef and restaurateur Guy Fieri joined forces to bring to life the premium portfolio of premium tequilas. In 2011, he partnered with noted celebrity chef Tyler Florence to open el Paseo, which was named by the San Francisco Chronicle among their Top 10 New Restaurants of 2011, and in 2012 he bolstered his restaurant businesses once again, opening the first Sammy’s Rockin’ Island Bar & Grill in Roseville, CA.