Cuba hosts 12th Habano Cigar festival
The 12th Habano Festival in Feb 22-26 is one of the most important meetings regarding the marketing of premium-type cigars taking into account the high quality of Cuban cigars.
Main themes of the festival will be the Cohiba and the Romeo and Juliet cigar brands linking the product with women, according to organisers.
As in previous events more than 1,000 people from nearly 50 nations are expected to participate.
The programme includes visits to cigar factories, a trade fair, seminars, tastings, the Habanosommelier contest, a master class in cigar twisting, tours of plantations and a lecture on how to know how old cigar boxes by British Hunter and Frankau CEO, Simon Chase.
A welcoming gala night performance at Havana’s Grand Theater with a concert by six times Latin Grammy laureate pianist Chucho Valdes, will be dedicated to the presentation of new products.
