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News: Moya and Ruiz Rename to La Jugada

Danny Moya and Nelson Ruiz’s Flor de Estelí brand will now be known as La Jugada. In an e-mail to halfwheel, Moya explained that while the pair owned the trademark for Flor de Estelí in the U.S., another company had its rights in Nicaragua. As such, the two have decided to rename their December-slated Espinosa-made [...]

Weekly News (October 29, 2012)

Editor’s Note: halfwheel got a new feature, read about it here. Viaje Skull and Bones M?stery, V.O.R. #5 and V.P.R. #6 Arrive In Stores — Story here. Room101 OSOK 212 at Cigar Inn — And more details on the future of OSOK and Edgar Hoill here. Viaje Slates DES II For IPCPR 2013 — Story [...]

News: Flor de Estelí Line Coming From La Zona

Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua has its second public customer, Danny Moya & Nelson Ruiz’s Flor de Estelí. The brand, which will start with both a Habano and Maduro line follows Arandoza Cigars as the newest client brand for Espinosa’s factory, which is also now the home for 601 and Murcielago. Flor [...]