“We basically own the Margarita and Paloma space” – Global Drinks Intel speaks to Proximo Spirits’ global director for tequila & mezcal, Manuel Orive Guajardo
At the height of the pandemic, Proximo Spirits saw the sales of its flagship Jose Cuervo tequila brand soar. To find out how Cuervo is coping post-Covid, Global Drinks Intel met up with Manuel Orive Guajardo, Proximo’s global director for tequila & mezcal.

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



