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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.

Drew Estate Creates Special Undercrown Shade for John Aylesbury

There’s a special Undercrown now on sale in Germany thanks to the tobacco wholesaler John Aylesbury. Each year the German tobacco wholesaler partners with one cigar…

Guantanamera Sues Agio Over Dueto Trademark

Guantanamera Cigar Co. has filed a lawsuit over Royal Agio’s new line: Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto. Specifically, Guantanamera is arguing that Royal Agio’s application for a…

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos The Man

For the last eight years, Holt’s—a Philadelphia-based retailer—holds a special event at its physical stores titled Fuente Mania. As the name implies, the event is all…

Swinger Cigar Co. Shuts Down

Swinger Cigar Co. is no more. Ryan Gallimore, Swinger’s owner and founder, announced that his company has ceased operations after over four years in business….

Crux Limitada PB5 2018 Ships

Crux Cigars has announced that it has begun shipping the Crux Limitada PB5 Fourth Edition. As the name implies, this is the fourth time that…

FDA Plans Flavored Cigar, Menthol Cigarette Ban

As expected this week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced sweeping regulation to the e-cigarette and vaping industry, but in doing so it…

Festival del Habano XXI Registration Opens

Tickets for the 2019 Festival del Habano are now on sale. Today, Habanos S.A. announced that registration for the annual Cuban cigar festival is now…

Gran Habano Los Tres Reyes Magos Returns for 2018

Gran Habano has announced that its Los Tres Reyes Magos, the three wise men, is back. Originally released in 2016, the release is a single culebra…

Hit & Run Part Deux Almost Robusto

This year both of the Caldwell Cigar Co. and Room101 collaborations that debuted last year got follow-ups. The three-part collaboration with A.J. Fernández, The T.,…

New Herrera Estelí Lines Soft Launch in Arizona This Week

Tomorrow, customers will have the chance to purchase the new Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro and Herrera Estelí Miami as the two new lines go on…

Quesada Updates All Fonseca Packaging

The U.S. version of the Fonseca brand will get a new look. Earlier this year, Quesada Cigars—the U.S. owner of the brand—updated the packaging for…