Aaron Paul, known for his iconic role of Jesse Pinkman in HBO series Breaking Bad, celebrated his fortieth birthday in luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic. Friends and family, including the wife of six years, Lauren, one-year-old daughter, Story-Annabelle, Breaking Bad costar Bryan Cranston and Path costar, Michelle Monaghan.

In addition to costars and family, forty of Paul’s closest friends enjoyed the lavish accommodations and beaches on the private five-star celebrity Ani Private Resort. The two-week-long party racked up an estimated $300k tab on luxurious lodging. Aaron and co-star and new business partner Bryan Cranston were seen enjoying cocktails from bottles of their new Mezcal brand, Dos Hombres.

The occasion called for an action-filled luxury, two-week excursion in the tropical Dominican Republic and even staying in a 25k a night 14-room villa suite with ocean views.

Dos Hombres launched this past July and was sure to-not-disappoint with its unique origin from Oaxaca, Mexico. Paul’s Instagram mentioned, “We searched high and low all over Oaxaca, met incredible people along the way and after a beautiful yet grueling search throughout that majestic landscape we believed we may have found our place. Our mezcal. It was on a dirt road, in a tiny village, hours away from the center of town, we found it and it was perfect.”

Paul and Cranston have been longing to try a business venture since the BB series ended in 2013. They both discovered their common interest of rich & flavorful Mezcal during a conversation in 2016 while enjoying sushi in New York City. Cranston and Paul sought out to find the best and most authentic and artisanal Mezcal in Mexico. 

Dos Hombres is made with Espadin agave which is curated and hand-selected in the hills of the village of Oaxaca. According to the Dos Hombres website, it is best to “appreciate the flavors” of Dos Hombres Mezcal by serving in an extended glass and allowing time for the Mezcal to become “awake.” People enjoying Mezcal must be encouraged to consume responsibly. 

Aaron and friends were seen playing games like cornhole and water activities like snorkeling and kayaking during the two-week excursion across the island all while enjoying custom mezcal cocktails by Dos Hombres. 

On August 27, 2019, Paul’s actual birthday, guests were observed pairing Dos Hombres crafted-cocktails with celebrity chef Chef Juan Vargas’ unique Dominican cuisine on a sunset yacht soiree. Guests indulged in an elaborate farm-to-table feast of grilled fish in banana leaves, fresh tuna tatar and chicken takki.

The Ani Resort itself is known as an exclusive celebrity resort with villa suites costing nearly $25,000 a night for its exclusive fourteen-room villa. The Ani in the Dominican Republic has also played a temporary home to Cardi B, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Vin Diesel, and Shakira among other A-list celebrity guests. The resort bestows several extravagant infinity pools, a spa, and beachfront accommodations.