Posted by Charlie Minato on June 25, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site, if you have any issues, please contact us. Brooks posted the first new Icons of Cigars™ portrait on halfwheel, one of Steve Saka of Drew Estate. In addition we are [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Camacho, Casa de Montecristo, Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, Cigar Rights of America, Crowned Heads, Davidoff, Davidoff Puro d'Oro, Davidoff Puro d'Oro Gigantes, Dignity, Dignity Smoke of Art, Dona Flor, Drew Estate, FDA, Four Kicks, Four Kicks Robusto Extra, General Cigar Co., Graycliff, IPCPR 2012, La Aurora, La Aurora 100 Años, La Gloria Cubana, La Gloria Cubana Gorda Gorda, Liga Privada, Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla, Prop 29, Proposition 29, Quesada, Quesada Oktoberfest, Regius Culebra, Regius of London, Rodrigo, Sosa, Sosa Classic, Sosa Classic 6 x 60, The Corona Project, Toraño Family Cigar Company, Winston's Humidor
Posted by Charlie Minato on June 18, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: It will be a busy week at halfwheel and likely busy up until the trade show. I’m not sure if it’s entirely necessary. There’s a chicken and egg problem regarding new releases that runs rampant through the industry. There’s not enough space in most retail humidors because of a flood of new releases, [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Chattanooga Tweet-Up 2012, Christian Eiroa, Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Rights of America, Davidoff, Draig K, Emilio, Gurkha, Gurkha Wicked Indie, Gurkha Wicked Indie Little Indies, Havana Cellars, IPCPR, J. Fuego 777 Minutos, La Flor Dominicana, Litto Gomez, Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch, Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 4, Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 4 Oscuro, New Havana Cigars, NHC Selección Limitada Capa Especial 2012, Oettinger Davidoff Group, Oliva, Padrón, Padrón W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary, Perdomo, Perdomo 20th Anniversary, S. 1461, Tabacaleras Unidas, Tatuaje, Tower Cigars, Viaje, Viaje C-4, Viaje Exclusivo Tower 45th, Viaje Roman Candle, Viaje Summerfest, Viaje TNT, W. Curtis Draper
Posted by Charlie Minato on June 11, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: Seems like we are doing this every week. Here’s the lengthy state of halfwheel. We aren’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, after returning from Nicaragua, Brooks and I were both fairly ill for an extender period of time, as such — nothing really got done as far as reviews. Our reviews are not only delivered [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Arturo Fuente, CAO, CroMagnon Atlatl, CroMagnon Slobberknocker, Danielle Hawthorne, E.P. Carrillo, E.P. Carrillo Inch, El Primer Mundo, Emilio, Emilio AF Suave, Federal Cigar, Havana Cellars, La Aurora, La Hermandad, My Father, Prop 29, Proposition 29, RoMa Craft Tobac, Sean Williams, Tabacaleras Unidas, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Little Monsters
Posted by Charlie Minato on June 4, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: After finally getting caught up this past week, we got a bit behind thanks to a bug that seemed to have plagued all but two bloggers from this past week’s Drew Estate Cigar Safari media tour. We should be caught up soon, although both Brooks and I are still not feeling 100%. In [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Añorazas, Atlantic Cigar Co., Brick House, Brick House Teaser, Christian Eiroa, CLE Cigars, Diamond Crown, Drew Estate, Drew Estate BOTL.org 2012, E.P. Carrillo, E.P. Carrillo Atlantic 15th Anniversary, Ernesto Padilla, Federal Cigar, IPCPR 2012, J. Grotto, J. Grotto Silk, J.C. Newman, J.M. Tobacco Classic Petits, K.A. Kendall, Miami Cigar & Co., Ortega Cigars, Ortega Serie D, Ortega Serie D Natural, Padilla, Padilla 8 & 11 Maduro, Padilla Invictus, Padilla Premier Cru!
Posted by Charlie Minato on May 28, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: If all goes well, Brooks and I should be in Nicaragua right now as part of Drew Estate’s Cigar Safari media adventures. Patrick took part in the journey last week along with many others. In a slightly different accord, on behalf of the editorial staff, I’d like to apologize to you the readers [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Davidoff, El Primer Mundo, El Primer Mundo Clase Reserva, Ernesto Padilla, H.R. 1639, La Aurora, La Aurora Reserva Familiar, Oettinger Davidoff Group, Padilla, Tatuaje, Tatuaje Limited Series, Tatuaje Limited Series Mexican Experiment, Viaje, Viaje C-4, Viaje Summerfest, Viaje Super Lance, Viaje TNT
Posted by Charlie Minato on May 21, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: It’s been a hectic week. It’s probably going to get more crazy, but the news. La Flor Dominicana in 2012 — Details here. Quesada Makes House of Horvath 80th — Details here. Davidoff Puro d’Oro Gets New Size & Bands — Story here. Viaje’s 5th Anniversary — Details here. Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Alabama, Blanco Cigars, California, Dan Welsh, Davidoff, Davidoff Oettinger Group, Davidoff Puro d'Oro, Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca, G.C. Puffs, House of Horvath, Hoyo de Monterrey, IPCPR, IPCPR 2012, José Blanco, Joya De Nicaragua, Joya de Nicaragua Cuenca y Blanco, L'Atelier Imports, La Flor Dominicana, Litto Gomez, Nestor Miranda, Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012, Pete Johnson, Proposition 29, Quesada, Viaje 5th Anniversary
Posted by Charlie Minato on May 14, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: Despite this tweet, it was somewhat of a slow week in terms of cigar news per say. Perhaps the largest news was the introduction of the Tobacco Tax Equity Act, which would inevitably increase taxes on various types of cigars. This comes only a few weeks after concerning language in a recent Senate appropriations [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Alec Bradley, Alec Bradley American Sun Grown, David Vitter, Drew Estate, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., Flor de las Antillas, Inch by E.P. Carrillo, La Casita Criolla, La Casita Criolla Robusto, La Dueña, La Flor Dominicana, La Flor Dominicana Chisel, MUWAT, MUWAT EF Bait Fish, My Father, Prop 29, Tobacco Tax Equity Act
Posted by Charlie Minato on May 7, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: As opposed to commentary, some random notes from halfwheel. Reviews have been consistently going up later in the day, we apologize and hope to change that. Some may have noticed an increase in news over the past few months, that’s here to stay and will likely continue to increase in the coming months, [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Arturo Fuente, Arturo Fuente King T Rosado, Casa Fernandez, Casa Fernandez AGANORSA Leaf Maduro, Gary Griffith, Illusione, Illusione Singularé, Jaime García Reserva Especial, Jaime Garcia Sur Oeste, La Aurora, La Flor Dominicana Light, La Musa by Emilio Cigars, La Musa Corona, La Musa Lancero, La Sirena, Merlion, My Father Cigars, Perdomo, Perdomo Gran Cru 2006, Rocky Patel, Rocky Patel The Edge, San Cristobal, San Cristobal Elegancia, San Cristobal Elegancia Grandioso, Smoke Inn, Solaris by Fuente, Springfield, Tatuaje, Tatuaje TAA 2012, TheGarShop, Toasted Foot, Toraño Family Cigar Company, Toraño Master Maduro, Viaje, Viaje Exclusivo, Viaje Exclusivo Robusto, Viaje Late Harvest, Viaje Late Harvest 2012
Posted by Charlie Minato on April 30, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: The big news of the week? The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a FY13 bill that included language that would encourage the FDA to take authority of all tobacco products, including cigars. The full story is here and overshadows what was otherwise a rather successful week in terms of cigar rights and a slow [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags Brick House, Brick House Mighty Mighty Maduro, Butthead's Tobacco Emporium, Cigar Rights of America, Coyaba, Davidus Cigars, Diamond Crown, Diamond Crown American Made Humidor, FDA, General Cigar Co., H.R. 1639, Habanos S.A, IPCPR, J.C. Newman, K. Hansotia & Co., Padrón, Piloto Cigars Inc., Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge, Senate, Trinidad, Two Guys Smoke Shop
Posted by Charlie Minato on April 23, 2012 ·
Editor’s Note: This week we added a new sponsor, Defeat Prop 29. For those of you that don’t know, Prop 29 is a ballot measure in California that would raise the taxes on cigars from its current 31.73% to 54.89% of the wholesale prices. Prop 29 goes to vote on June 5, 2012 and you [...]
Category Main, News, Weekly News · Tags 262, Abe "Ming" Dababneh, Cigar Rights of America, Clint Aaron, Crémo Cigars, CroMagnon, CroMagnon Lancero, CroMagnon Slobber Knocker, Crush & Roll 2012, Festival del Habano XV, Flor de las Antillas, Frank Herrera, Habanos S.A., Herrera Cigars, Herrera Cigars Biography, Intemperance, IPCPR, IPCPR 2012, J. Fuego, J. Fuego Edición de Famlia, J. Fuego Origen Maduro Originals, Jesus Fuego, Michael Rosales, My Father Cigars, Quintero, Quintero Favoritos, Rocky Patel, Rocky Patel Launches Decade Edición Limitada 2012, RoMa Craft Tobac, Romeo y Julieta, Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill Tubos, Skip Martin, Smoke Inn, Tatuaje Anarchy, Tatuaje Apocalypse, Viaje, Viaje Skull and Bones, Viaje Skull and Bones Potato Masher
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