One of the most anticipated moments at the closing of the 16th Habano Festival was the announcement of the 2014 Habano Award winners in the Production, Business and Communication categories. Master blender from the Partagas cigar factory, Arnaldo Bichot, grabbed top honors in the Production category.

A significant moment within the 16th Habano Festival was no doubt the Habano Moments, in which delegates could pair a cigar of great character, like the Punch Double Coronas, with renowned spirits, beers and even chocolates.

Nobody was willing to miss out on the alliance between the prestigious Vodka Absolut and the Montecristo Edmundo, one of the flagship vitolas in the world of Cuban cigars, conducted as part of the activities of the 16th Habano Festival. Delegates also had the chance of sipping the Vodka Absolut Elyx.

A genuine challenge to the laws of gravity is what the contest to get the longest cigar ash actually was, held for the first time within the framework of the Habano Festival. Smokers and aficionados lit up their cigars with enthusiasm.

The La Corona and H. Upmann cigar factories put on their glad rags to welcome guests attending the 16th Habano Festival, who arrived there for a firsthand glimpse at the hand-rolling of a premium cigar, a handmade process that has remained unchanged over the past 200 years in Cuba.

The pairing between four Belgium beers and Cuban suds on the one hand, and three habanos on the other hand, was no doubt one of the most anticipated moments among guests attending the 16th Habano Festival.