Events

The Hand Rolling Master Class, in which everybody tries to make their own Habano, is always one of the Festival’s most enjoyable moments

Once more, the humidor lots of this auction pay tribute to the world best-known Habanos brands: Cohiba, Montecristo, Partagás, Romeo y Julieta, Hoyo de Monterrey and H.Upmann.

For just 100CUC, you could sign up for a draw to get a humidor containing 450 exclusive Habanos from their most prestigious brands and with a price tag of $100,000. 

The high-level preliminary round made way for five cigar rollers and one habanosommelier, the competitors for the grand finale slated for Friday.

Cuba’s Foreign Trade and Investment minister Rodrigo Malmierca welcomed attendees and opened the 15th Habano Festival Tradeshow

A panel of seasoned sommeliers took part in the first pairing between two Piramides Habanos and a dozen wines from the Rioja Denomination of Origin

He eight finalists of the preliminary round of the Habanosommelier Contest, with competitors from different world regions, flaunted their mastery skills in a high-octane friendly struggle.

A jury of top-class experts assessed each and every proposal individually, bearing in mind a simulated after-meal service in which habanosommeliers were bound to make pairing proposals between drinks and Habanos. 

The Castle of the Three Kings of Morro, a token of the Cuban capital, was the venue of choice for the grand opening of the 15th Habano Festival and the setting to exclusively puff on the new Montecristo Petit No. 2 and Montecristo Double Edmundo vitolas

Beyond the tradeshows, theoretical events, tastings and pairings, the Habano Festivals have been from the very beginning a tribute to Cuban culture and tobacco industry traditions closely attached to them, says Ana Lopez, chief of Market Operations for Habanos, S.A.

With its 15th edition round the corner, the Habano Festival shares the opinions and views of some personalities from politics, society and trade who have attended this gathering.