11th Habano Festival

Cinema just had the Oscars, now the Cuban Cigar industry will celebrate the 11th Habano Festival. Running from the 23rd to 27th of February in Havana, Cuba, the Festival offers a meeting point for distributors, specialists and lovers of the Cuban leaf. Each year, the Festival has acted as a showcase for the international presentations and launches of the firm’s latest and most emblematic products. This year, there will be two exceptional stars in the Festival: Montecristo Open, the new range of the most legendary brand of Habanos; and the first Gran Reserva from Habanos, which of course, is dedicated to Cohiba.

General Program

Monday 23rd Feb
Welcome Night:
Launching of the Montecristo Open Line (2009).
Karl Marx Theatre.

Tuesday 24th Feb
Visit to tobacco plantations at Vuelta Abajo Region. (Pinar del Río).

Wednesday 25th Feb
Opening of the International Seminar:
Main commercial results of Habanos S.A. in 2008, by Manuel García Morejón, Commercial Vice President of Habanos S.A.
Grand opening of the International Seminar, 2009.
- Tasting: Habanos - Torres.
- Master class: Rolling a Habano totally by hand.
Trinidad Night:
Tasting of Robustos T.
Habana Libre Tryp Hotel.

Thursday 26th Feb
Visit to Habanos Factories:
H-Upmann & Laguito Cigar factories.
International Seminar, 2009:
Tasting: Combinations of Habanos with Cuban rums.
Lecture: “The Habano through publications by Cesar Adames
Lecture: “Restaurants and haute-cuisine in Cuba by Fernando Fernández.
Documental Projections: ¨With the stroke of the chaveta¨ by Pamela Sporn
Women and Cohiba¨ by Niurka Pérez.

Friday 27th Feb
Final of the Habano Sommelier Contest
Lecture: “History of the cigar factories in Cuba” by Adriano Martínez Rius.
Gala Night:
Gala Dinner
Introducing Cohiba Gran Reserva
Auction of Humidors.
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