Bacardi 150th Anniversary

Photography by Seth Browarnik on January 31st, 2012 in Celebrity, Musicians, Parties, Sports

Alex Rodriguez

Coral Gables, Fla – Saturday, January 28 – Robert Furniss-Roe, Regional President of Bacardi North America, along with Facundo L. Bacardi, Chairman of Bacardi Limited and great-great grandson of Company founder Don Facundo Bacardí Massó, welcomed 150 of Miami’s most elite tastemakers, Bacardí family members and current and retired Bacardi employees to an ultra-exclusive private party as part of the world-wide celebrations of the 150th anniversary of BACARDI® rum.

Guests including New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, actress Minka Kelly, actor Ryan Phillippe, media mogul and former Bacardi employee of 15 years Emilio Estefan, Latin music icon Gloria Estefan, NBA Legends Alonzo Mourning and Glen Rice, R&B singer Trey Songz, DJ Irie, Susanne Birbragher, Donald and Lisa Pliner, Roy and Lea Black, sports personality and former Miami Dolphin Jimmy Cefalo, Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez and Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason arrived at the historic Bacardi Building in downtown Miami, which was transformed into a chic, tropical lounge for this special night.

The evening celebrated 150 years since Don Facundo Bacardí Massó founded Bacardi in Santiago de Cuba on February 4, 1862 and revolutionized the spirits industry by creating the first smooth, light-bodied rum. The BACARDI rum formula, a family secret since its creation, is still closely guarded and known only to a few select family members and Master Blenders.Today, Bacardi sells in more than 150 countries and is the largest privately-held spirits company in the world. While the BACARDI Bat Device has evolved over the past 150 years, it remains a symbol of good health, fortune and family unity.