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Festival del Habano XXI

Festival del Habano XXI: Day 0

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…

Habanos S.A. Adding Punch Short de Punch

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. Announces 2019 Edición Limitadas: Montecristo, Ramón Allones & Quai d’Orsay

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…

Hoyo de Monterrey Double Coronas Selected for Gran Reserva 2013

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…

Preview: Festival del Habano XXI Humidors

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…

Ten Questions for 2019

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…

Festival del Habano XXI Registration Opens

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…

Festival del Habano XXI Taking Place One Week Earlier

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…

Habanos S.A. Plans 33 New SKUs for 2019

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…