A Tribute to Cigar Rollers in the XVIII Habanos Festival

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El Laguito's Protocol Hall was the venue for the a celebrated figure in charge of culminating the production process when crafting and rolling the Habanos with their experienced hands. It was an evening full of special details and surprises, in which participants tried some of this year's major releases, such as the Limited Edition 2016 of , the new or the special edition which also held a prize draw of one of its handcrafted humidors.

Participants in the XVIII Habanos Festival can also visit today the iconic , the original location of the legendary "Escuela de Torcedoras" (Cigar Rollers School), before becoming the headquarters of the Cohiba brand. Visits to this factory are very infrequent and a decade has passed since the last time festival participants had the opportunity to learn about the Habanos manufacturing process in this neoclassical palace.

The XVIII Habanos Festival has also hosted a myriad of traditional and educational activities such as plantation tours in Vuelta Abajo* in Pinar del Río *, the growing region par excellence of the world's finest tobacco.  

Furthermore, on Wednesday March 2nd , the alliance between Habanos and Havana Club Rum was held, an exclusive combination of two iconic Cuban products that allowed attendees to enjoy the pairing of two select Havana Club Rums ( with two classic Cohiba vitolas (Cohiba Siglo VI and Cohiba Genios).

For further information:

Habanos, S.A. :  Daymi Difurniao (ddifurniao@habanos.cu; Tel.: +5372040513, Ext. 565)
Young & Rubicam Group :  Mónica Perpiñá-R. (monica.perpina@yrbrands.com ; Tel.: +34-620735355)

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