Press Release: Habanos S.A. Announces 15th Habanos Festival
November 27, 2012 (Habana, Cuba) — From Tuesday February 26th to Saturday March 2nd, 2013, Cuba, once more, will be the venue of the largest international gathering of enthusiasts of the best cigar in the world: the Habano. In this occasion, special tribute will be paid during the event Montecristo and Partagás, two of the most prestigious Habanos brands.
The participants, coming from more than 70 different countries, will have the pleasure of enjoying in exclusive the new vitolas to be launched by Habanos s.a. in 2013, and of discovering the roots and secrets of centuries-long tradition. Habanos, S.A. invites you to enjoy a week of pleasure and delight among the friends who have one thing in common: the passion for Habanos.
The Habanos Festival program offers its traditional activities during this unforgettable week, such as:
- Visits to the best tobacco plantations in Vuelta Abajo, Pinar del Rio
- Visits to emblematic Habanos factories
- Trade Fair
- Seminars
- Tastings and marriages
- International Habanosommelier Contest
- Master Class on the cigar rolling technique
- Habanos Blind Tasting
As a novelty, a Cooking Show named ¨Tobacco and Gastronomy¨ will be held live. Prestigious international Chefs will prepare Haute Cuisine exclusive recipes using Cuban tobacco.
This year, the International Contest “Habanos in Images” will be dedicated to Photography.
The opening event will take place exceptionally this year on Tuesday, February 26th 2013. The Welcoming Evening will be dedicated to the Montecristo brand and will be held at the historic Morro Fortress in La Habana.
On Thursday, February 28th there will be a dinner organized to pay tribute to the Vegueros, – Cuban tobacco farmers- without whom Habanos would not exist.
The closing of the Festival will take place on Saturday, March 2nd , with the Gala Dinner dedicated to Partagás brand, and the Traditional Humidor Auction to the benefit of the Cuban Public Health System.
Habanos s.a. and the TABACUBA Entrepreneurial Group will be honored by your presence.
Walfrido Hernández Mesa Buenaventura Jiménez Sánchez-Cañete
Presidents of the Organizing Committee
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Spanish, English, French, German and Russian
IMPORTANT NOTE:
From January the 15th 2013, the registration for any individual interested in making the registration to the 15th Habano Festival will open.
The registration will only be possible online, and the it will be at www.habanos.com
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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