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Patrick Lagreid

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I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

Joya de Nicaragua Begins Shipping Dos Cientos

After a delay of nearly two months, the Joya de Nicaragua Dos Cientos is ready to make its way to retailers. The cigar celebrates the…

Cavalier Genève Limited Edition 2021

Two years after making its U.S. debut in 2016, Cavalier Genève began doing something that many cigar companies do: it released a limited edition. It…

Drew Estate Previewing New Line in Freestyle Live Event Packs

Drew Estate has a new line of cigars coming out, though they aren’t yet discussing what it’s called or any of the details. Rather, the…

E.P. Carrillo Ships Perez-Carrillo Parientes to Retailers

After a bit of a delay, the newest size in E.P. Carrillo’s Perez-Carrillo La Historia line is on its way to retailers, as the company…

Weekly News (Oct. 18, 2021)

Cigar News AGANORSA Leaf’s JFR Lunatic Torch Imagine Landing at Retail Casa Fuente Heading to Stores Nationwide for Limited Release Casdagli Adds Distribution in Three…

Room101 Entering Cannabinoid Market

The Room101 brand is expanding, this time into the hemp-derived cannabinoid market, better known as products sold under names like CBD, Delta-8 and Delta-9. It’s…

La Galera Imperial Jade Arriving at Retailers

Imperial Jade, the newest member of the La Galera brand, has begun arriving at stores both in the United States and around the world, beginning…

La Palina Goldie Prominente

While I couldn’t tell you exactly what time of year to expect them, ever since its debut in July 2012 I have looked forward to the…

Dapper Cigar Co. Ships Union Break, More Sizes of La Madrina Shade

It’s been a busy week for the shipping department at Dapper Cigar Co., as Ian Reith told halfwheel that both the Union Break and the as-yet-unreleased…

AGANORSA Leaf’s JFR Lunatic Torch Imagine Landing at Retail

The newest vitola for AGANORSA Leaf’s JFR Lunatic Torch line has begun arriving at retailers. It’s called Imagine, and just like the rest of the…

Emilio LJZ 2021 Ships, Adds New Lonsdale Vitola

The third release of the Emilio LJZ line is on its way to stores, and for 2021, it has a new lonsdale vitola. That vitola…