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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.

Villiger Adding Two New Sizes to 1888 Nicaragua Line

The two new sizes are the longest and thickest sizes for the line. They will ship in May.

Altadis U.S.A. Celebrating H. Upmann’s 180th Anniversary With New Release From AJ Fernandez

Many of the details sound familiar to how Altadis U.S.A. celebrated the 175th anniversary of H. Upmann: a Nicaraguan puro using a medio tiempo priming for the wrapper made by AJ Fernandez. That said, the blends are said to be different.

HVC Adding Hot Cake Golden Line Half Corona

The HVC Hot Cake Golden Line is getting its smallest and least expensive vitola to date.

Asylum Puts Two Blends in One Box for Serenity Now, Insanity Later

Asylum is no stranger to putting two different cigars in the same box. Serenity Now is the Connecticut cigar while Insanity Later uses a darker habano leaf.

CroMagnon PA Begins Shipping Tomorrow

The seven core sizes of the new Pennsylvania broadleaf-wrapped CroMagnon will begin shipping to stores on Monday.

Lord Baltimore Adding Hobson’s Choice Sapphire

Hobson’s Choice Sapphire is a new line from the same family that owns Davidus Cigars, which owns a dozen stores in Maryland.

Watch: Brooks Whittington on Simply Stogies

If you’d like to know what it’s like to be an American visiting Cuba for the country’s annual Festival del Habano, i.e. the Cuban cigar festival, there aren’t too many people with more experience than Nick Syris, co-host of Simply Stogies, and our own Brooks Whittington.