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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.

Plasencia Adds Canadian Distribution with STG

Plasencia Cigars will be coming to Canada thanks to a new distribution deal with Scandinavian Tobacco Group Canada (STG Canada). “We’re very excited to build…

Drew Estate Ships Liga Corona ¡Viva!, Short Panatela & Petite Corona (Update)

Six new Liga Privadas have begun arriving in stores. While most of the attention last month was centered around Drew Estate’s two new Liga Privada…

Todos Las Dias Thick Lonsdale “Mas Fuerte” Ships

The latest Todos Las Dias vitola is shipping to stores, but it’s a bit different than the other sizes in the line. As the story…

Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2018 LC46

In 2014, Crowned Heads released Las Calaveras, a cigar inspired by the Mexican holiday of Días de los Muertos, days of the dead. Despite the Mexican…

Fratello Oro Churchill Heads to Leesburg Cigar & Pipe

Leesburg Cigar & Pipe is celebrating its 30th anniversary, which means it is time for a cigar. That cigar will come from Fratello, a 6…

Nicaraguan Cigar Festival Postponed Due to Civil Unrest

The 2019 version of the Puro Sabor festival has been postponed due to the civil unrest in Nicaragua. In a carefully-worded statement, one that does…

Weekly News (Aug. 20, 2018)

Cigar News Benchmade Ships $1,000 Cigar Cutter CroMagnon Firecracker Returns to Two Guys Smoke Shop Crowned Heads Ships Luminosa Gigantes 2018 Espinosa Premium Cigars and…

Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas, Joya Silver Arrive at Stores

Joya de Nicaragua’s 50th anniversary cigars have begun arriving at stores. The flagship release is the two-line Cinco Décadas, a limited production line whose name…

La Aurora Plans Cazadores for Fall

After a summer full of high-priced releases, La Aurora’s next new cigar will be at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Later this fall,…

La Flor Dominicana TAA Golden “Oro” Anniversary Arrives

La Flor Dominicana’s exclusive cigar for members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) has begun shipping to stores. The La Flor Dominicana TAA 2018…

Warped Ships Serie Gran Reserva 1988

After a bit of a false start last month, Warped is finally shipping the Serie Gran Reserva 1988. The new line was shown off at…