Rolling their own: making (and smoking) cigars at Cuban festival
Delegates to the XIV Cigar Festival attend a master class on how to hand roll a cigar, on Wednesday in Havana.ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP - Getty Images
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A man lits his self-made cigar during a cigar rolling seminar at the XIV Festival del Habano in Havana, Cuba on Wednesday.This year focuses on the Cohiba brand and its famous El Laguito factory and the Romeo y Julieta brand. International sales of luxury Havana Cigars rose 9 per cent in 2011 despite the world financial crisis and antismoking laws, according to Corporacion Habanos S.A.Alejandro Ernesto / EPADelegates to the XIV Cigar Festival attend a master class on how to hand roll a cigar, on Wednesday in Havana.ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP - Getty Imagesepa03127315 General view of a cigar rolling seminar during the XIV Festival del Habano in Havana, Cuba, 29 February 2012. This year focuses on the Cohiba brand and its famous El Laguito factory and the Romeo y Julieta brand. International sales of luxury Havana Cigars rose 9 per cent in 2011 despite the world financial crisis and antismoking laws, according to Corporacion Habanos S.A. EPA/Alejandro ErnestoAlejandro Ernesto / EPAA woman looks at the product of her efforts during a cigar rolling seminar during the XIV Festival del Habano in Havana.Alejandro Ernesto / EPA
