Cuba Auctions Cigars for 805,000 Euros
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- 03 / 01 / 2010
The event from February 22 to 26 ended Saturday early morning at PABEXPO exhibition site in Havana, with the bidding for humidors and the best Habano cigars brands, including the famous Cohiba Behike (BH), which were recently presented.
The awards to the Best Habano Cigar of the Year went to Cuban Raul Valladares, representing TARACUBA, in the Production category, to Swiss Urs-Peter Tanner (INTERTABAK) in the category of Businesses, and in that of Communication, to Spanish Jose Ribagorda (ALTADIS).
These awards are granted to experts with a long career in promoting Cuban cigars around the world or due to oustanding achievements in that sector.
Of the lots in auction, the most significant was the lot number 6, Cohiba Humidor, made by Cuban craftsman Jose Ernesto Aguilera, with two towers and 350 Habanos, including Cohiba, the most emblematic cigars, and the new BHK as well.
That collectable piece of work was bought by Spanish Javier Estades for 40,000 euros.
The first (H. Upmann Humidor) and second (Hoyo de Monterrey, with 200 cigars) lots were sold at the auction for 55,000 and 100,000 euros, respectively.
The third (Romeo y Julieta Humidor, with a Giorgio Gucci handbag for women and 275 cigars) and fourth (Partagas Humidor, with 225 cigars and an Exclusive Decanter of Mas La Plana) lots were sold to Damian Martinez from Guatemala and Janis Wong from
China, for 65,000 and 100,000 euros, respectively.
The latter also bought the fifth lot (Montecristo Humidor, with 300 cigars) for 110,000 euros.
As previous events of this kind in Havana, the auction was led by British Simon Chase and the amount of money collected will be donated to the Cuban public health system, the organizers explained.
Source: Cubarte
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