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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.

GTO Cigars Announces Corona del Cibao

GTO Cigars is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special release, though there’s no mention of the accomplishment in the name. Instead, the name focuses…

Scandinavian Tobacco Group Plans 100+ Layoffs

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), the parent company of General Cigar Co. Cigars International and others, has announced that it is planning 100-120 layoffs of white-collar…

Rocky Patel TAVICUSA Toro

It’s made at Rocky’s factory.  No, you mean Plasencia’s factory. For many years, the more knowledgeable cigar smokers would enjoy correcting people about that fact. Yes,…

Crowned Heads’ Buckeye Land Arrives in Ohio

The first Crowned Heads cigar made by Drew Estate has arrived in Ohio. It’s aptly called Buckeye Land, the fourth regional exclusive the company has released…

IPCPR Launches cigaraction.org for Grassroots Outreach

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) is a trade organization, but today it has launched a program largely aimed at consumers. It’s…

Café Crème Renamed In Certain Markets

One of Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) biggest brands is getting renamed in certain markets. The company has announced that its cigarillo brand Café Crème will be renamed…

Viaje Exclusivo Short Perfecto Collector’s Edition 2018

Viaje operates unlike any other cigar company on the market. Rather than having a profile made up of a series of core lines, offered to…

Ventura Cigar Co. Adds Swiss Distribution With Davidoff

Ventura Cigar Co.’s products will now be offered in Switzerland through a new distribution agreement with Oettinger Davidoff AG. “The Ventura Cigar Company and the…

Davidoff Puro Dominicano Belicoso Returning for Vault Series

One of Davidoff’s 2009 limited editions is returning to the market as part of the company’s ever-expanding Vault Series. The Davidoff Puro Dominicano Belicoso is a…

FDA Hints at Flavored Cigar Ban

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) would like to ban flavored cigars. As part of the agency’s most recent Unified Agenda of Regulations, FDA…

Davidoff Adds Gran Torpedo for Discovery Pillar

Davidoff’s Escurio, Nicaragua and Yamasá blends will be receiving a new size in the form of a 4 x 56 Gran Torpedo size. The company…