Habanos Festival

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Habanos Festivals

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27th of February to the 3rd of March in Havana, Cuba.

The Festival is a great meeting point for distributors, specialists and lovers of things Cuban.

The Gran Teatro de la Habana was the setting for the ballet, 'Shakespeare and his Masks', performed by the Cuban National Ballet in celebration of the Romeo y Julieta brand.

Joseph Fiennes was guest of honor, he declared he 'found the same harmony, strength and passion present in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet'.
The evening also saw the introduction of the new Romeo y Julieta Shorts Churchill (double banded, 47 ring gauge, 122 mm), it should be very popular and we hope to have some by the end of March.

Habanosommelier International Contest

Manuela Romeralo from Spain, sommelier at the La Sucursal restaurant in Valencia, competed and won this prestigious Contest.
Her in-depth knowledge and passion for cigars was a revelation.

Visit to Pinar del Río Area
With the best soil in the world suitable for growing the kind of tobacco used to make Habanos.
A visit to the famous Vuelta Abajo region, in the province of Pinar del Río is a must.

The Gala Dinner

The VIIIth Festival del Habano climaxed on the Friday, with the traditional Gala Dinner - El Presidente was not there this year, one of his sons came along instead which is not quite the same as the great man 's arrival to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of his famous brand, Cohiba.

The auction was compared in his usual suave style by Mr Simon Chase, marketing director Hunter & Frankau,
A Cohiba 40th Anniversary Humidor went for a staggering $300'000!!

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Cohiba 40th Annivesary Humidor

Habanos will make only 100 humidors containing 40 cigars each.
The suggested retail price is $15 000...

Alejandro Robaina

Sr Robaina taking a welll earned break at home after all the attention from the tourists that flock to see him.

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Quality Control

Rosaria

Rosaria - top roller at the H. Upmann factory.
She could roll up to 200 Montecristo No2 a day!

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