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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.

Boveda Butler

Note: Shortly after this review, Boveda renamed the Smart Sensor to Boveda Butler. For the past few years I’ve conducted an on-again, off-again search to…

SensorPush

In the last year, the world of wireless hygrometers has made big steps forward. Four years ago, wireless hygrometers meant individual hygrometers that would pair…

Casa Fernández Aniversario Perfecto Ships

The latest in the Casa Fernández Aniversario series is heading to stores. AGANORSA Leaf has begun shipping the Casa Fernández Aniversario Perfecto (6 1/4 x 52)….

Sam Morales Resigns as Marketing Director of Drew Estate

Sam Morales will no longer be the marketing director of Drew Estate. The company announced that Morales has resigned to pursue other interests. It’s the…

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…