Joan Smalls, Rotimi, Nina Sky, & More Raise A Glass To Celebrate National Rum Day In New York City

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 16: Broderick Hunter and Rotimi attend the Raise Your Rum on National Rum Day with BACARDI Rum on August 16, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for BACARDI)

Last night, Supermodel Joan Smalls, Actor Rotimi, DJs Nina Sky, and Model/Actor Broderick Hunter gathered at newly opened hotspot Broken Shaker at the Freehand Hotel to celebrateNational Rum Day with premium rums from the Bacardi portfolio. Five premium rums – including the BACARDÍ Premium Portfolio, HAVANA CLUB rum, Santa Teresa Rum, BANKS Rums and the FACUNDO Rum Collection – offered unique experiences and encouraged guests to ‘Raise Your Rum’ for the national holiday. Supermodel Joan Smalls, Actor Rotimi, DJs Nina Sky and Model/Actor Broderick Hunter joined in on the fun as they sipped on elevated libations from each of the premium rums.

Throughout the night, guests were treated to culture, cuisine, and cocktails from all five rum brands, as well as surprise performances and special keepsakes that brought each versatile expression to life – with the help of celebrity host, Joan Smalls.

Smalls, a Puerto Rican-born supermodel, is a self-professed rum aficionado, and sipped on BACARDÍ Old Cubans (made with BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho) and HAVANA CLUB Añejo Clásico neat all night. Decked in a House of Hero’s top and pants, complemented by GUISEPPE ZANOTTI heels and Wendy Wu x Mark Cross bag, Smalls danced with the Alma Moyo Bomba group and posed for pictures in a pop-up sugarcane forest.

Surprise celebrities in attendance included Rotimi – actor on the hit show Power – as well as Broderick Hunter, the model and actor best known for his appearance on HBO hit-show Insecure. Rotimi and Hunter sipped on the BACARDÍ Gran Reserva Diez neat and HAVANA Café cocktail as they joined in on the National Rum Day celebration and danced along to tracks spun by DJ duo Nina Sky. See a gallery of event photos on the flip!