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Havana ready to start the XXII Habano Festival

By: Mercy Ramos photos: FERVAL
Feb 24, 2020
Havana ready to start the XXII Habano Festival

The 22nd edition of the International Habano Festival is ready to begin its great celebration, which had its preamble the eve at the luxurious Iberostar Grand Packard hotel, in the Cuban capital, with the presentationof a pairing between a Partagás cigar and the recently presented Tributo 2020 rum, from the well-known Havana Club brand.

This special meeting, dedicated to the national and foreign media accredited in Cuba, was attended by Habano Sommelier, Fernando Fernández and the Cuban Rum Master, Asbel Morales, who explained the properties of both products that make them ideal for lovers of the good art of smoking and drinking rum.

Participants were able to taste the precious Habano and the exquisite new spirit that makes this act an incomparable pleasure.

This edition of the festival will make Havana, the Cuban capital the world center of Habanos, with the gathering of specialists, businessmen and tobacco enthusiasts from more than 60 countries.

For five days, participants will enjoy an extensive program of activities that include the tour of plantations in San Antonio de los Baños, in the province of Artemisa, visits to the La Corona and Partagás factories, practical classes for rolling cigars, keynote conferences and the International Seminar.

In the evenings there will be cultural meetings and dinners to honor different brands of cigars, including: Bolivar and Montecristo.

The highlight of this festival will be, as usual, the gala night, during which the traditional auction of humidors will be held dedicated on this occasion to the Romeo and Juliet brand.

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