Events & Festivals

On Nov. 7, halfwheel’s favorite restaurant hosted a prerelease tasting of the Davidoff Limited Edition 2025 Year of the Snake. Here’s our normally biennial attempt at food blogging.

Following months of rumors that there might be a new BHK 58, or even 59, Habanos S.A. says that the Friday night gala dinner will be dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Cohiba BHK. In addition, the Cuban cigar monopoly will celebrate 150 years of Romeo y Julieta.

After years of waiting, there’s a Marriott property in Santiago. The new hotel will serve as the host hotel for Procigar 2025, the Dominican Republic’s annual cigar festival.

The event celebrates the Dominican cigar industry by showcasing the farms, factories, and people that go into producing the country’s most acclaimed cigars.

The Gala Dinner—including the Village People!—and some parting thoughts from yours truly.

Eight lots sold for €17.8 million ($19.3 million), shattering the previous record of €11.2 million in auction sales set last year. As expected, a Cohiba humidor was the top lot, setting a record of its own at €4.5 million.

For the first time ever, festival attendees were invited to roll cigars inside of a Cuban cigar factory. Yes, even at El Laguito, the home of Cohiba.

The midpoint day of the Festival included Master Lectures, cigar pairings and a formal, sit-down dinner dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Quai d’Orsay brand.

If you are searching for photographs of tobacco plants in fields, look no further.

My first full day in Cuba covering the Festival del Habano XXIV.

The unofficial start to the 24th Habanos Festival.