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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.

Quesada Revamps Fonseca Classic Packaging

Quesada Cigars has announced that it has updated its Fonseca Classic line. The blend remains the same—a Connecticut wrapper over Dominican fillers—though Miguel Nuñez, the…

CLE Prieto Line Gets Box-Pressed Diadema

At next week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, CLE Cigar Co. will be expanding its Prieto line with a new size. The CLE Prieto Box-Pressed…

Joya de Nicaragua Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Cinco Décadas

Joya de Nicaragua is 50-years-old and now it has a cigar fitting for the occasion. The Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas, Spanish for five decades, pays tribute…

XIKAR Adds XFlame Electric Lighter to Portfolio

For the first time ever, XIKAR has a lighter that does not require butane. It’s called the XIKAR XFlame, a battery-powered lighter that uses an…

La Sonrisa Adding El Profesor at IPCPR 2018

La Sonrisa Cigars is paying tribute to one of the company’s co-founders with a limited edition cigar named after his profession. El Profesor is being…

Colibri Adding Quasar Punch

Colibri’s line of Quasar accessories will be getting another addition in the form of a punch cutter. The Quasar Punch contains three different punch cutter…

Fratello Announces Navetta Inverso

Fratello Cigars has announced its latest line: Navetta Inverso. As the Inverso part of the name implies, the cigar is actually an inverse of the Navetta line…

Potter Cigars Adding Salomon Black at IPCPR 2018

Potter Cigar has announced its release for the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show: Potter Salomon Black. The 7 1/8 x 58/52 salomon uses a Mexican…

Micallef Adding Five Grande Bold Lines

Micallef Cigars is adding five new blends—a total of 22 cigars—all under a new banner of Grande Bold. It’s a diverse line-up of cigars ranging from…

CLE Adds Trio of Vitolas to Four Lines

At this month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, four CLE Cigar Co. lines will receive three new sizes. The company’s CLE Connecticut, CLE Corojo, CLE…

FDA Cigar Warning Labels Delayed by Washington D.C. Court

Cigar companies will not have to place warning labels on boxes beginning Aug. 10, 2018. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that requirements…