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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.

VegaFina Exclusivo Benelux Released

Fans of Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional series are well familiar with the concept of exclusive cigars for the Benelux region, now another brand has a…

Christine Hewitt Lanza Leaving CAA, Joining Swisher International

Christine Hewitt Lanza, the director of legislative affairs for the Cigar Association of America (CAA) will be leaving her role to take a related position…

CroMagnon EMH Don Bosco Heading to Old Virginia Tobacco Co. Next April

It’s a reverse Black Irish. That’s the easiest way to describe RoMa Craft Tobac’s new CroMagnon EMH Don Bosco. The new 5 x 56 robusto…

Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro, Updated Packaging Shipping Nationwide

Drew Estate has begun shipping one of two new Herrera Estelí lines, as well as updated packaging for the rest of the brand. The Herrera…

VegaFina Year of the Pig Arrives

Chinese New Year is less than two months away and as such, a handful of cigar brands are releasing their special edition cigars to commemorate…

HVC Moving Pan Caliente to TABSA in 2019

HVC Cigars’ Pan Caliente is moving factories next year. Up until now, the Pan Caliente line was produced at Raíces Cubanas in Honduras. Next year,…

Prometheus Ships OpusX Purple Rain, 2018 Fuente Aged Selection

One of the two annual shipments of the Fuente Aged Selection began heading to stores last week. As part of that shipment, there’s an all-new addition…

Bellas Artes Lanceros Arrives at STOGIES World Class Cigars

There’s a new Bella Artes Lancero, only available at one retailer—STOGIES World Class Cigars. The Houston-based store has begun selling the Bellas Artes Lancero, a…

HVC First Selection Broadleaf Toro

For the last five years, few factories have put as many highly-rated cigars by this website as Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA), a factory…

New World Cameroon Ships

A couple weeks later than anticipated, A.J. Fernández’s New World Cameroon is heading to stores. The seven vitola line marks the first time the company…

Casdagli Adds Daughters of the Wind Robusto

Casdagli, the company formerly known as Bespoke Cigars, has begun shipping a new size for its Daughters of the Wind line. The Daughters of the Wind…