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	'''Cabo Wabo''' is the name of two nightclubs and restaurants located in ], and in ] in ], as well as a popular brand of ], all founded by rock musician ].
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			'''Cabo Wabo''' is a nightclub, restaurant and bar company founded in 1990 by American rock musicians ], Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony. Located in ]. Sammy Hagar bought out the rest of the Van Halen members in 1996 after several years of bad management. Franchises exist along the ] and on ] in ].<ref>{{cite web\|work=]\|title=Cabo Wabo\|url=http://www.laweekly.com/location/cabo-wabo-cantina-2615214\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704073310/http://www.laweekly.com/location/cabo-wabo-cantina-2615214\|archive-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> It also has its own signature brand of ] with the title of same name of the company.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=May 17, 2021\|title=The Story of the OG Celebrity Tequila, Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo\|url=https://vinepair.com/articles/sammy-hagar-cabo-wabo-tequila/\|access-date=October 28, 2021\|website=VinePair\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Cantina==		==Cantina==
			]
	Hagar, already a successful ], visited the ] town of Cabo San Lucas in the early 1980s. Hagar joined the band ] in 1984 after the departure of its former singer, ]. Seeking a place for himself and his friends to relax and play music, he convinced the Van Halen members to partner in opening a large bar, restaurant, and performance space. The cantina ] was orignally a financial failure, leading Hagar to ] his band-mates. Under new management, the bar became popular with both locals and tourists as the town quickly grew into a major resort. In 2004, after plans fell through to open in ], Hagar opened a second location in the basement of the historic Harveys casino on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000465641\|title=Hagar Brings 'Cabo' To Tahoe\|date= March 18, 2004\|accessdate=2007-11-28\|publisher=Billboard\|author=Barry A. Jeckell\|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000465641}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|name=Sioux City Journal\|accessdate=2007-11-28\|title=There's life after Van Halen\|author=Bruce R. Miller \|date=\|url=http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/11/16/entertainment/local/fa0a3be58262c91786257394006c8ae7.txt}}</ref>
			Hagar, who already had a successful music career, first visited the ] town of Cabo San Lucas in the early 1980s, before joining ] in July 1985 after the departure of their founding singer, ]. Seeking a place for himself and his friends to relax and play music, Hagar, and his long time friend, Marco Monroy, partnered up with fellow Van Halen members Michael Anthony and Edward and Alex Van Halen and opened a large bar, restaurant, and performance space named after the band's 1988 song "Cabo Wabo."

			Launched in April 1990, the ] was initially a financial failure, leading Hagar to ] his bandmates. Under new management, the bar became popular with both locals and tourists as the town quickly grew into a major resort. In 2004, after plans fell through to open in Las Vegas, Hagar opened a second location in the basement of the historic Harvey's casino on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. However, that location has since closed. <ref>{{cite news\|title=Hagar Brings 'Cabo' To Tahoe\|date=March 18, 2004\|accessdate=November 28, 2007\|publisher=Billboard\|author=Barry A. Jeckell\|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000465641\|archive-date=June 5, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605231551/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000465641\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|work=Sioux City Journal\|accessdate=November 28, 2007\|title=There's life after Van Halen\|author=Bruce R. Miller \|url=http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/11/16/entertainment/local/fa0a3be58262c91786257394006c8ae7.txt}}</ref> A third location was opened in ] in 2008,<ref>{{cite news\|last=Yuriar\|first=Norma\|title=Cabo Wabo Restaurant Leaves Fresno\|url=http://www.kmph.com/story/9515219/cabo-wabo-restaurant-leaves-fresno?redirected=true\|accessdate=October 7, 2011\|newspaper=KMPH Fox 26\|date=December 12, 2008\|author2=Whitehurst, Winston\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404141906/http://www.kmph.com/story/9515219/cabo-wabo-restaurant-leaves-fresno?redirected=true\|archive-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> but had its license pulled by Hagar at the beginning of 2009. Cabo Wabo Las Vegas opened in The Miracle Mile shopping center at Planet Hollywood in November 2009. The club typically attracts an older adult clientele with its mostly rock music selection.<ref name="Cabo San Lucas Nightlife">{{cite web\|title=Cabo San Lucas Nightlife\|url=http://www.luxuryvillacollections.com/cabo-san-lucas-nightlife.htm\|publisher=Luxury Villa Connections\|accessdate=March 24, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015072207/http://www.luxuryvillacollections.com/cabo-san-lucas-nightlife.htm\|archive-date=October 15, 2010\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
⚫	Hagar claims he coined the name after watching a man walk unsteadily along a local beach. Using the town's nickname, Cabo (which means "cape" in Spanish), and ~~hortening~~ "wobble" to "wabo" he said of the man that he was doing the "Cabo wabo". In ~~1988~~ he ~~wrote~~ a ~~song~~ of ~~that~~ ~~name~~ for Van Halen's ~~1988~~ ~~album '']''.~~

		⚫	Hagar claims he coined the name after watching a man walk unsteadily along a local beach after a heavy night's partying. Using the town's nickname, Cabo (which means "cape" in Spanish), and shortening "wobble" to "wabo" he said of the man that he was doing the "Cabo wabo." Hagar later used the phrase in his lyrics and title for the Van Halen song.

	==Tequila==		==Tequila==
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	In the late 1990s Hagar began selling his patrons a house brand of hand-made tequila he commissioned from a family-owned distillery in the state of ]. In 1999 a ] from ] began to import the tequila ~~in to~~ the United States. An instant success, sales rose from 37,000 cases the first year to 140,000 cases in 2006, making it the second-best selling premium tequila in the United States.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=Business Week\|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_18/b4032082.htm\|~~author~~=~~Stacy Perman~~\|url=		In the late 1990s, Hagar began selling his patrons a house brand of hand-made tequila he commissioned from a family-owned distillery in the state of ]. In 1999, Winston 'Win' Wilson of Wilson-Daniels, a fine wine and liquor importer and distributor from ] began to import the tequila into the United States. An instant success, sales rose from 37,000 cases the first year to 140,000 cases in 2006, making it the second-best selling premium tequila in the United States.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=]\|author=Perman, Stacy\|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_18/b4032082.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430000645/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_18/b4032082.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 30, 2007\|title=Tequila With A Rock 'n' Roll Chaser: How Sammy Hagar took Cabo Wabo from a vanity hangout to a $60 million business\|accessdate=November 28, 2007\|date=April 30, 2007}}</ref>

			Several of the Cabo Wabo offerings have performed quite well at international ] competitions. The ] offering received three silver, one gold and one double gold medal at the ] between 2008 and 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=Proof66.com\|author=Proof66.com\|url=http://www.proof66.com/tequila/cabo-wabo-anejo-tequila.html\|title=Proof66.com Ratings Summary Page for Cabo Wabo anejo\|accessdate=October 21, 2012\|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> Its reposado tequila received a score of 92 from the 2008 Beverage Testing Institute.<ref>{{cite news\|publisher=Proof66.com\|author=Proof66.com\|url=http://www.proof66.com/tequila/cabo-wabo-reposado-tequila.html\|title=Proof66.com Ratings Summary Page for Cabo Wabo reposado\|accessdate=October 21, 2012\|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> The blanco tequila received a gold medal at the 2020 New York International Spirits Competition. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=2020 Winners\|url=https://nyispiritscompetition.com/2020-winners/\|access-date=September 17, 2020\|website=nyispiritscompetition.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>
	http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/11/16/entertainment/local/fa0a3be58262c91786257394006c8ae7.txt\|title=Tequila With A Rock 'n' Roll Chaser: How Sammy Hagar took Cabo Wabo from a vanity hangout to a $60 million business\|accessdate=2007-11-28\|date=April 30, 2007}}</ref>

	In May, 2007 it was announced that Hagar would sell an 80% interest in Cabo Wabo Tequila to ], the world's ~~seventh~~-largest spirits company, for $80 million. ] of San Francisco, a vodka producer and subsidiary of ~~Milan's~~ Gruppo Campari, planned to market Cabo Wabo globally, with continued participation by Hagar. Gerry Ruvo, president and chief executive of Skyy Spirits, said, "Sammy has done a fantastic job building the brand, so we are going to obviously spend time with him and work with him to continue our efforts to take the brand to an even larger level, both here in the ~~U.S.~~ and, more important, globally." Ruvo said Great Britain, Spain, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, Germany and Italy are considered key expansion markets for ~~Tequila~~. <ref>{{cite news		In May 2007 it was announced that Hagar would sell an 80% interest in Cabo Wabo Tequila to ], the world's sixth-largest spirits company, for $80 million. ] of San Francisco, a vodka producer and subsidiary of Gruppo Campari, planned to market Cabo Wabo globally, with continued participation by Hagar. Gerry Ruvo, president and chief executive of Skyy Spirits, said, "Sammy has done a fantastic job building the brand, so we are going to obviously spend time with him and work with him to continue our efforts to take the brand to an even larger level, both here in the US and, more important, globally." Ruvo said ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] are considered key expansion markets for tequila.<ref>{{cite news
	\|author = George ~~Raine~~		\|author = Raine, George
	\|url = http://www.sfgate.com/~~cgi-bin~~/article~~.cgi?file=~~/~~chronicle/archive/2007/05/08/BUGVHPMM3V1~~.~~DTL&type=business~~		\|url = http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wild-for-Wabo-80-million-will-lift-Hagar-s-2561617.php
	\|title = Wild for Wabo: $80 million will lift Hagar's spirits		\|title = Wild for Wabo: $80 million will lift Hagar's spirits
	\|publisher = San Francisco Chronicle		\|publisher = ]
	\|date = ]		\|date = May 7, 2007
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

			== Logo ==
			In 1990 Noel Vestri was hired to design the original logo for the cantina.{{cn\|date=December 2023}} The logo for the tequila has since changed. Its newest iteration occurred in 2009 with a minimalist design featuring the letters in a weathered western font of silver.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-07-20 \|title=Cabo Wabo bottle redesign \|url=https://www.vhnd.com/2009/07/20/cabo-wabo-bottle-redesign/ \|access-date=2023-12-28 \|website=Van Halen News Desk \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 30 April 2024

American nightclub and restaurant chain This article is about the chain of nightclubs. For the song by Van Halen, see Cabo Wabo (song).

Cabo Wabo
View of Hagar's Cabo Wabo restaurant/nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Company type	Private
Industry	Nightclub Restaurant Bar
Founder	Sammy Hagar, Marco Monroy
Headquarters	United States
Products	Food, alcohol
Website	cabowabocantina.com

Cabo Wabo is a nightclub, restaurant and bar company founded in 1990 by American rock musicians Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony. Located in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sammy Hagar bought out the rest of the Van Halen members in 1996 after several years of bad management. Franchises exist along the Las Vegas Strip and on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It also has its own signature brand of tequila with the title of same name of the company.

Cantina

Hagar, who already had a successful music career, first visited the Mexican town of Cabo San Lucas in the early 1980s, before joining Van Halen in July 1985 after the departure of their founding singer, David Lee Roth. Seeking a place for himself and his friends to relax and play music, Hagar, and his long time friend, Marco Monroy, partnered up with fellow Van Halen members Michael Anthony and Edward and Alex Van Halen and opened a large bar, restaurant, and performance space named after the band's 1988 song "Cabo Wabo."

Launched in April 1990, the cantina was initially a financial failure, leading Hagar to buy out his bandmates. Under new management, the bar became popular with both locals and tourists as the town quickly grew into a major resort. In 2004, after plans fell through to open in Las Vegas, Hagar opened a second location in the basement of the historic Harvey's casino on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. However, that location has since closed. A third location was opened in Fresno, California in 2008, but had its license pulled by Hagar at the beginning of 2009. Cabo Wabo Las Vegas opened in The Miracle Mile shopping center at Planet Hollywood in November 2009. The club typically attracts an older adult clientele with its mostly rock music selection.

Hagar claims he coined the name after watching a man walk unsteadily along a local beach after a heavy night's partying. Using the town's nickname, Cabo (which means "cape" in Spanish), and shortening "wobble" to "wabo" he said of the man that he was doing the "Cabo wabo." Hagar later used the phrase in his lyrics and title for the Van Halen song.

Tequila

Patrons drinking in a portion of the cantina

In the late 1990s, Hagar began selling his patrons a house brand of hand-made tequila he commissioned from a family-owned distillery in the state of Jalisco. In 1999, Winston 'Win' Wilson of Wilson-Daniels, a fine wine and liquor importer and distributor from Napa Valley began to import the tequila into the United States. An instant success, sales rose from 37,000 cases the first year to 140,000 cases in 2006, making it the second-best selling premium tequila in the United States.

Several of the Cabo Wabo offerings have performed quite well at international spirit ratings competitions. The añejo offering received three silver, one gold and one double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition between 2008 and 2012. Its reposado tequila received a score of 92 from the 2008 Beverage Testing Institute. The blanco tequila received a gold medal at the 2020 New York International Spirits Competition.

In May 2007 it was announced that Hagar would sell an 80% interest in Cabo Wabo Tequila to Gruppo Campari, the world's sixth-largest spirits company, for $80 million. Skyy Spirits of San Francisco, a vodka producer and subsidiary of Gruppo Campari, planned to market Cabo Wabo globally, with continued participation by Hagar. Gerry Ruvo, president and chief executive of Skyy Spirits, said, "Sammy has done a fantastic job building the brand, so we are going to obviously spend time with him and work with him to continue our efforts to take the brand to an even larger level, both here in the US and, more important, globally." Ruvo said Great Britain, Spain, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, Germany and Italy are considered key expansion markets for tequila.

Logo

In 1990 Noel Vestri was hired to design the original logo for the cantina. The logo for the tequila has since changed. Its newest iteration occurred in 2009 with a minimalist design featuring the letters in a weathered western font of silver.

Footnotes

"Cabo Wabo". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015.
"The Story of the OG Celebrity Tequila, Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo". VinePair. May 17, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
Barry A. Jeckell (March 18, 2004). "Hagar Brings 'Cabo' To Tahoe". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
Bruce R. Miller. "There's life after Van Halen". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
Yuriar, Norma; Whitehurst, Winston (December 12, 2008). "Cabo Wabo Restaurant Leaves Fresno". KMPH Fox 26. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
"Cabo San Lucas Nightlife". Luxury Villa Connections. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
Perman, Stacy (April 30, 2007). "Tequila With A Rock 'n' Roll Chaser: How Sammy Hagar took Cabo Wabo from a vanity hangout to a $60 million business". Business Week. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
Proof66.com (October 21, 2012). "Proof66.com Ratings Summary Page for Cabo Wabo anejo". Proof66.com. Retrieved October 21, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Proof66.com (October 21, 2012). "Proof66.com Ratings Summary Page for Cabo Wabo reposado". Proof66.com. Retrieved October 21, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"2020 Winners". nyispiritscompetition.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
Raine, George (May 7, 2007). "Wild for Wabo: $80 million will lift Hagar's spirits". San Francisco Chronicle.
"Cabo Wabo bottle redesign". Van Halen News Desk. July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

External links

Restaurants in Mexico

Restaurants

National chains	Benedetti's Pizza Carlos'n Charlie's Cocina de Autor Los Danzantes El Pollo Loco Sanborns Señor Frog's Toks Vips
Baja California	Animalón Caesar's Conchas de Piedra Damiana Hussong's
Baja California Sur	Cabo Wabo
Jalisco	Andale's Archie's Wok Bar Frida The Blue Shrimp Café des Artistes Casa Kimberly La Catrina Cantina La Chata Coco's Kitchen El Dorado Fredy's Tucan Kaiser Maximilian Le Kliff Los Muertos Brewing La Palapa The Pancake House Pancho's Takos Reinas Bar Ritmos Beach Cafe River Cafe Tintoque
Mexico City	El Bajío Biko Café El Jarocho Contramar Churrería El Moro Em Esquina Común Pujol Quintonil Restaurante Arroyo Rosetta San Ángel Inn Sud 777 Taquería El Califa de León
Nuevo León	Koli Cocina de Origen Pangea
Oaxaca	Levadura de Olla
Quintana Roo	Le Chique Ha'

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Chefs

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