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Charlie Minato

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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.

Espinosa Las 6 Provincias LHB

Midway through the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Patrick Lagreid walked into the halfwheel bunker and announced that Espinosa Premium Cigars had a strong…

Jas Sum Kral Available Now in Norway

Jas Sum Kral has announced that its cigars are now available in Norway. Nordic Cigars is the JSK’s Norweigan distributor, the company is based in Sandnes,…

Winners: Swag Contest

The Swag Contest is over. Below is a list of winners. Two people were selected as the winners in multiple posts, so we only have…

HVC Ships Edición Especial 2018, First Selection Broadleaf

After three months of rest, HVC’s two new lines are shipping to stores. Both were shown off at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show….

Caldwell Ships Eastern Standard Sungrown, Long Live The King Maduro & The T. Connecticut

A trio of new cigars from Caldwell Cigar Co. have begun arriving at stores, including the latest collaboration with Room101’s Matt Booth. Two of Caldwell’s…

Punch Diablo Diabolus

While General Cigar Co. has been able to successfully breathe new life into its CAO and La Gloria Cubana brands, Punch has seen a consistent…

Weekly News (Sept. 3, 2018)

Cigar News AGANORSA Leaf Signature Ships Alec Bradley Ships Blind Faith by Alec and Bradley Camacho Diploma Special Selection 11/18 Ships Cigraal Adds Ashton Distribution…

La Palina Ships Blue Label

There’s a new cigar heading to retail members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA). La Palina has begun shipping the Blue Label. The Blue…

STG Reports Positive Q2 Financial Results

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (STG)—the parent company of General Cigar Co., Cigars International and others—has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2018….

AGANORSA Leaf Signature Ships

Earlier this year Casa Fernández changed its name to AGANORSA Leaf. Shortly thereafter, the rebranded company announced a new release using the name. Now that…

Surrogates Eight Baller

Earlier this year, Pete Johnson announced that his two cigar companies would be one, phasing out the younger L’Atelier Imports and folding its brands into…