Smokers compete to create longest cigar ash

Hundreds of stogie aficionados gathered in Havana for a competition to create the longest unbroken ash at Cuba's annual cigar festival.



Contestants were seen exhaling clouds of smoke and gently holding on to their 7-inch Cuban cigars to keep the ash from falling as long as possible.



Havana's annual cigar festival has attracted aficionados from near and far for some 17 years.


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A thick cloud of smoke hung in the air as foreigners and Cubans competed for the coveted title.