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Caracol Commercial Corporate Group knows that people with a good liking for things are always looking for excellence, so that’s its goal. This outstanding Cuban company, which targets both tourism and retail sales, manages one of the main pleasure sources for foreign visitors: Casas del Habano (Habano Houses). These locales have been basically designed to extol those Cuban flagship products and their vast range of brands, by means of smoking rooms, specialized tasting sessions and sales of items related to smoking rituals.
A dozen premises of this kind are distributed in all major travel destinations and their gourmet offers also include genuine ground coffee and rum, thus giving visitors a high-quality pairing. In these sybaritic shrines, rums like Havana Club and Santiago de Cuba, or Serrano and Arriero coffee brands, are paired with the many vitolas provided by Habanos S.A.. The end result is an unprecedented experience.
Among the most prestigious houses you’ll find Casa del Habano Partagás (nestled inside the like-name cigar factory), others located in the Tryp Habana Libre, Meliá Cohiba, Hotel Nacional de Cuba and Meliá Habana’s Robaina hotels. Likewise, there are sale outlets in Cienfuegos City (Embajador stores), El Cuje in Guardalavaca, Holguin, El Monarca at Varadero’s Plaza America Mall, El Colonial on Cayo Coco and Las Terrazas at Meliá Cayo Guillermo hotel, in Ciego de Ávila.
Due to the international significance of these spots –now celebrating their 25th anniversary- the 17th edition of the Habano Festival dedicated its main evening to pay tribute to this remarkable franchise. Furthermore, several activities have been scheduled for the rest of the year, including the grand opening of a new Casa del Habano at the Meliá Santiago de Cuba Hotel, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of this city’s foundation.
On the other hand, Caracol will take consumers up a notch as far as enjoyment is concerned, by the hand of the premium cigars produced on the island: Tobacco Pathway, a new product that directly goes to the heart of the Cuban cigar industry, Pinar del Río. Beyond the most representative tobacco plantations in the region, those who sign up for this adventure will have the opportunity to swing by the locations where tobacco leaves are treated (their wicks are removed), the harvesting areas and the cigar factories, as well as museums that showcase the rich cigar heritage.
So, Caracol wants you to take a closer look at Cuba through the most authentic and deeply-rooted elements of its culture. Each of the company’s sale outlets is a display of Cuban identity, the gourmet quality of this land, a way for enthusiasts to go down to its most inner fabrics. Caracol stands for this island; so be ready to feel it.