The Great Book of the Habano by Adriano Martínez Rius

In 1999, A. Martínez published his first book “Habano the King, in English and Spanish versions. In 2003, he was consultant to the “Ilustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Habanos. In 2004, he presented “The Great Habanos Factories”.The “Great Book of the Habano” is the most recent complete work from Adriano Martínez Rius.In his new book, the author deals with the principal issues contributing to the concept of the Habano as an integral cultural expression, and approaches with great details each one of the topics of the Habano's past and present times.It gives details of the origins of elements related to the Habano, such as vitolas, labels, boxes, the first Habano factories and the great brands, as well as an unpublished historical vision of the Habano's commercialisation up to the 21 st century.