Festival del Habano XXI

For the past four years, the month of February has meant not only Valentine’s Day, but also a return to the island of Cuba to…

The Cuban version of the Punch brand will be getting a shorter vitola later this year. Habanos S.A. has announced the new Short de Punch…

Habanos S.A. has announced its annual trio of Edición Limitadas, selecting the Montecristo, Ramón Allones and—for the first time ever—Quai d’Orsay brands. The announcement was made…

The next Gran Reserva will be from Hoyo de Monterrey. Habanos S.A. has announced its plans for next week’s Festival del Habano XXI and confirmed…

For many, the highlight of the annual Festival del Habano, the Cuban cigar festival, is the auction of one-of-a-kind humidors that is done on the…

A belated welcome to 2019. As is the tradition at halfwheel—and actually before this website started—each year I ask 10 questions that will face the cigar…

Tickets for the 2019 Festival del Habano are now on sale. Today, Habanos S.A. announced that registration for the annual Cuban cigar festival is now…

Next year, the two largest cigar festivals will be at the same. Cuba’s Festival del Habano XXI will take place Feb. 18-22, 2019, a week…

While we don’t know what the cigars will be, some details about Habanos S.A.’s plans for 2019 have emerged. According to a source with direct…