The Select Brands x Moët Hennessy rooftop soirée held at One Belmont, Tuesday last, was quite the ExPPerience, pun intended! The swanky multi-level building proved the perfect backdrop for the multi-dimensional affair that commenced on whatever floor guests parked and entered. In a fitting nod to the iconic partnership between the local wine, spirits, and beverage distributor and the world’s leading luxury wines and spirits division of LVMH, guests were greeted with flutes of the house’s iconic Champagne, the 1869-created Moët Impérial, before being ushered into elevators by butlers. Noted West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle, Dominican Ambassador to Jamaica Angie Shakira Martinez Tejera, business mogul Gassan Azan, recent PSOJ Hall of Fame inductee Christopher Zacca, Hennessy enthusiast and dancehall artiste Rodney “Bounty Killer” Price, and Grammy-winning artiste Sean Paul, were among the guests spirited nine floors into the Kingston skyline to applaud the deal, which was sealed on November 1, 2024.
Recollections may vary depending on your time of arrival...
Still, early birds hobnobbed for about an hour — while sipping on the evening’s pours – Moët & Chandon Champagne, Hennessy Cognac, Volcan’s De Mi Tierra Blanc, and Belvedere Vodka – before the 8:40 pm-ish unveiling of the party space, complete with a Voice of God announcer detailing the history of each product. Adding to the experience were aerialists who deftly filled glasses, fire performers, .
