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The XV Habanos Festival was a week of many activities and unique events related to the best tobacco in the world. The closing of the event took place on Saturday, March 2 with the long-awaited Gala Evening, which focused on the Partagás brand and in which prestigious international celebrities took part, such as Hollywood actor Danny Glover and tennis player Boris Becker.
The audience was able to sample, exclusively, the most long-awaited launch in this XV Habanos Festival, the first Partagás Gran Reserva. The Lusitanias Gran Reserva Cosecha 2007 Habanos are "totalmente a mano tripa larga – totally hand made, long filler" after a meticulous selection by Master Tobacco Blender Arnaldo Bichot of leaves from the 2007 harvest, aged for five years, from Vuelta Abajo, from the tobacco districts of de San Juan y Martínez and San Luis.
The Gala Evening ended with the traditional Humidor Auction, also including a new raffle among attendees this year. Six lots including masterpieces from the most prestigious Habanos brands (Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagás, Hoyo de Monterrey, and H. Upmann) were auctioned.
Watch the video for a fantastic overview.
-KS
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