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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.

IPCPR 2018: AGANORSA Leaf

I’m still not sure how much is going on at AGANORSA Leaf. The company formerly known as Casa Fernández has a new name, a new…

IPCPR 2018: Berger & Argenti

Berger & Argenti is once again digging into its archives and rereleasing one of the company’s more unique offerings. This time it’s the value-priced and…

IPCPR 2018: Southern Draw

It certainly didn’t take a genius to see this coming, but the Southern Draw booth at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show has been packed….

IPCPR 2018: Matilde

While there is no new product for Matilde at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, something is quite different. Matilde and MLB Cigar Ventures…

IPCPR 2018: La Galera

La Galera, the brand that has become the flagship of Tabacalera Palma, had a special incentive waiting for its retail partners at this year’s IPCPR…

IPCPR 2018: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Steve Saka is optimistic. Those are four words that I haven’t been writing of late. Sure—he was passing out buttons that said “I HATE SAKA!!!”…

IPCPR 2018: What’s In My Bag — Charlie Minato

Pretty early on into the trade show I realized that my bag was a lot lighter than normal. Having our own workspace means I am…

Contest: Davidoff 50th Anniversary Prestige Lighter

I’ve remarked that I was surprised at the affordability of the Davidoff 50th Anniversary Prestige Lighter. Sure, it’s $1,050, but today it might be free. Davidoff…

IPCPR 2018: Bespoke Cigars

If you asked me a company to watch before the start of the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show—which some of you did—Bespoke was about…

IPCPR 2018: Miami Cigar & Co.

It’s the year of anniversaries and that’s definitely the case for Miami Cigar & Co. The company’s Tatiana line of flavored cigars turns 20 this…

IPCPR 2018: Day 3 Live — Drew Newman (J.C. Newman) (11:45 A.M. CDT)

Join Charlie Minato, Patrick Lagreid and Drew Newman live from the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show as they talk about The American, an all-American cigar:…