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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

Quality Importers Adding XIKAR Xi80 Perfect Cut

The Xi80 will give consumers that smoke 70- and 80-ring gauge cigars the ability to use a XIKAR Xi cutter with a backplate.

CigarBros Adding Smaller Personal Humidor Sizes, Partnering With Cigar Companies for Prepackaged Humidors

The CigarBros + Boveda Humidor will now be offered in 5-, 10-, 20- and 30-count options. The company has also partnered with nine different cigar companies to sell the humidor pre-filled with cigars.

General Cigar Co., El Titan de Bronze Team Up for New Redemption (Update)

Over the years, El Titan de Bronze has made cigars for General’s Cohiba and Partagas brands. Now, General Cigar Co. will be distribution one of El Titan de Bronze’s cigar lines.

El Septimo Unveiling S.T. Dupont Collection at PCA 2024

The collection has 12 items: six Ligne 2 lighters and six Line D Eternity pens. Each is decorated with imagery that corresponds to an El Septimo cigar line.

Casa 1910 Adding El Ebano & Mexigars Lines

There are two new lines—one sold in boxes and another sold in bundles—as well as a second size for the Casa 1910 Revolutionary Edition.

Aladino Cameroon Reserva Coming This Spring

The cigar is made entirely of Cameroon-seed tobaccos grown by the Eiroa family in Honduras.

Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2024 Slated for August

Miami Cigar & Co. is celebrating its 35th anniversary by digging through its archives and bringing back the Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve for 2024.

J.C. Newman Honors Tampa Smokers With New Cigar

Full disclosure: I gave the baseball guy (Patrick Lagreid) the chance to write this story.

Davidoff Maduro Returning to Stores Next Month

The Davidoff Maduro is making a comeback with an all-new blend.

Warped Owner Files Suit Against Esteban Carreras Over “The Devil’s Hands” Trademark

Urban Wolf Management, LLC—a company managed by Warped’s Kyle Gellis—has filed suit against Esteban Carreras. Warped sells a cigar called “The Devil’s Hands” and Esteban Carreras has a line called “Taken From The Devil’s Hand.”

Serafin de Cuba Launching Juan De Fuca at PCA 2024

Juan De Fuca was a 16th century Greek explorer. The cigar brand started in Tampa, was once owned by the company now known as General Cigar Co., and is now coming back via Serafin de Cuba.